Prerequisites

The following topics are covered below:

Application Server or Web Server

The following application/web servers are supported. The application/web servers are not delivered with the Natural Web I/O Interface.

  • Java EE Server
    The following application servers are supported.

    • Sun Java System Application Server 9.1
      This can be downloaded from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html.

      On this application server, the Natural Web I/O Interface client consists of a Java EE enterprise application (natuniapp.ear) and a Java EE resource adapter (naturalunicode.rar). Both components are installed on the application server.

      Note:
      Sun Java Application Server 9.1 is also known as Oracle GlassFish 2.

    • Oracle GlassFish Server 3.1
      This can be downloaded from http://glassfish.java.net/public/downloadsindex.html.

      On this application server, the Natural Web I/O Interface client consists of a Java EE web application (natuniweb). This component is installed on the application server.

      Oracle GlassFish Server supports the following profiles: "Full Platform Profile" and "Web Profile". Both profiles can be used with the Natural Web I/O Interface client.

    • JBoss Application Server 4.2
      This can be downloaded from http://www.jboss.org/.

      On this application server, the Natural Web I/O Interface client consists of a Java EE enterprise application (natuniapp.ear) and a Java EE resource adapter (naturalunicode.rar). Both components are installed on the application server.

    The prerequisite for using the Natural Web I/O Interface client on these application servers is that Java 6 Update 24 or above is installed. When you install on Oracle GlassFish Server, specific minimum versions are required, depending on your GlassFish version.

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
    On this web server, the Natural Web I/O Interface client is based on the ASP.NET 2.0 technology. Therefore, the prerequisite for running the Natural Web I/O Interface client with IIS is that the .NET framework 2.0 is installed on the same server on which Microsoft Internet Information Services is installed.

    When ASP.NET 2.0 has not yet been installed, you can download the .NET Framework Version 2.0 from:

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=19

You have to install the Natural Web I/O Interface client on one of these servers as described later in this documentation.

Note:
Server farms are not supported.

Servlet Container

The following servlet container is supported. The servlet container is not delivered with the Natural Web I/O Interface. It can be obtained from the location indicated below, according to its license terms.

Apache Ant

Apache Ant 1.8.1 or above is required to perform the deployment on JBoss Application Server. This tool is freely available on http://ant.apache.org/.

Natural for Mainframes

If you want to use the Natural Web I/O Interface client with Natural for Mainframes, the following must be installed:

  • Natural for Mainframes Version 4.2.3 or above, and

  • the Natural Web I/O Interface server.

For detailed information, see:

  • the Installation documentation for the different operating systems which is provided for Natural for Mainframes;

  • the section Installing and Configuring the Natural Web I/O Interface Server in the version of this Natural Web I/O Interface documentation which is provided for Natural for Mainframes.

Natural for UNIX

If you want to use the Natural Web I/O Interface client with Natural for UNIX, the following must be installed:

  • Natural for UNIX Version 6.2.5 or above, and

  • the Natural Web I/O Interface server (which is implemented as a daemon).

For detailed information, see:

  • the Installation documentation which is provided for Natural for UNIX;

  • the section Installing and Configuring the Natural Web I/O Interface Server in the version of this Natural Web I/O Interface documentation which is provided for Natural for UNIX.

Natural for OpenVMS

If you want to use the Natural Web I/O Interface client with Natural for OpenVMS, the following must be installed:

  • Natural for OpenVMS Version 6.3.4 or above, and

  • the Natural Web I/O Interface server (which is implemented as a daemon).

For detailed information, see:

  • the Installation documentation which is provided for Natural for OpenVMS;

  • the section Installing and Configuring the Natural Web I/O Interface Server in the version of this Natural Web I/O Interface documentation which is provided for Natural for OpenVMS.

Natural for Windows

If you want to use the Natural Web I/O Interface client with Natural for Windows, the following must be installed:

  • Natural for Windows Version 6.3.3 or above, and

  • the Natural Web I/O Interface server (which is implemented as a service).

For detailed information, see:

Browser Prerequisites

Supported browsers in this version are:

  • Internet Explorer 7 through 9.

  • Mozilla Firefox 3.6 through 10.

    Note:
    Mozilla Firefox 10 (Extended Support Release) is supported. In future versions, only the Extended Support Releases of Mozilla Firefox will be explicitly supported.

  • Safari 5.1 on Windows and Mac OS X.

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