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We would like to inform you that, after a detailed analysis & assessment, Software AG has decided to adjust its strategy regarding the Legacy-Unix platforms HP-UX®, AIX® and Solaris®. With many of our customers already departed from or soon planning to depart their Legacy-Unix platforms due to cost and technical reasons, Software AG has decided Linux x86 will be its strategic open systems platform for Adabas & Natural 2050+ going forward. This will allow Software AG to focus more resources on this platform and maximize the overall value to our customer base.
The end-of-maintenance date (EOM) for Software AG support of the Legacy-Unix platforms is December 31, 2024. For the period from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025 Software AG will offer options for non-standard sustained support on the Legacy-Unix platforms for customers who are unable to rehost by the regular EOM date. Both dates apply to all Software AG A&N products (excluding CONNX, which will still be available on Legacy-Unix).
This will provide you with more than five (5) years to rehost your Software AG applications from the legacy-Unix platform to your preferred Linux x86 platform(s). Software AG recommends one of the following rehosting options:
RedHat Enterprise Linux®
SUSE Linux Enterprise
CentOS
Please be assured that Software AG is prepared to offer assistance in planning and executing your rehosting from the Legacy-Unix platform to an alternative platform.
Following the principles of our "A&N 2050+ Initiative", your rehosting project will be a high priority to Software AG. Our local Software AG teams will be happy to discuss any rehosting topic with you.
If you have any questions regarding the Adabas & Natural platform roadmap, please do not hesitate to contact Adabas & Natural Product Management (e-mail: AskANProdMgt@softwareag.com).
For the Adabas & Natural products on the Legacy-Unix platforms HP-UX®, AIX® and Solaris® we currently plan the following final versions:
| Final Version (GA) | EOM | EOSS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adabas HP-UX® | 6.7.0, October 2018 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2025 |
| Adabas AIX® and Solaris® | 7.0, October 2020 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2025 |
| Natural HP-UX® | 9.1.1, October 2018 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2025 |
| Natural AIX® and Solaris® | 9.1.4, October 2021 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2025 |
The operating systems and database servers supported by Version 9.2.1 of Entire Access differ from those supported by previous versions.
Supported operating systems: see the sections Hardware and Operating-System Requirements for UNIX and Windows respectively.
Supported database servers: see the sections Database Servers Supported for UNIX and Windows respectively.
Not every database driver is available on any platform. Especially for z/Linux there is currently only a subset of drivers available.
The following functionality is available with Entire Access Version 9.2.1:
This version of Entire Access supports the database systems MySQL and PostgreSQL. Natural 9.2.1 or above is necessary to access MySQL or PostgreSQL.
For a list of the supported database versions and operating systems please refer to sections Installing a Server under Windows and Installing a Server under UNIX.
Because the MySQL and PostgreSQL client API kits for Windows are only available in 64-bit mode, this version of Entire Access also contains a 64-bit server with all available database drivers in addition to the standard 32-bit Entire Access server. Please note that the 32-bit version of Entire Access is still mandatory when using a Natural client.
On Windows platforms, the SSL support is now based on the Microsoft Secure Channel (SChannel) API and no longer on OpenSLL. Please refer to Entire Access and SSL for more information.