This document covers the following topics:
The following operating systems are supported:
Microsoft Windows 10 (deprecated) and 11 64bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (x64) (deprecated)
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (64bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
z/OS 2.5
z/OS 2.4
The following application servers are supported. The application servers are not delivered with Natural for Ajax. They can be obtained from the locations indicated below, according to their respective license terms.
WildFly 17 and 26 (see http://www.wildfly.org/).
JBoss EAP 6 and 7
IBM WebSphere 9.0.5 Liberty, Java11 required
IBM WebSphere Liberty 21 and 22
Apache Tomcat 9 and 10 (see http://tomcat.apache.org/).
Supported browsers in this version are:
Internet Explorer 11 (deprecated)
Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release 91(1)
Google Chrome (2)
(1) Only the Extended Support Releases of Mozilla Firefox are explicitly supported. Due to frequent upgrades of the Mozilla Firefox consumer release, the compatibility of Natural for Ajax with future versions of Mozilla Firefox cannot be fully guaranteed. Possible incompatibilities will be removed during the regular maintenance process of Natural for Ajax.
(2) The Google Chrome support is based on Google Chrome Version 115. Due to frequent version upgrades of Google Chrome, compatibility of Natural for Ajax with future versions of Google Chrome cannot be fully guaranteed. Possible incompatibilities will be removed during the regular maintenance process of Natural for Ajax.
Important:
Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled in the browser.
Java 11 and 17.
If you want to use Natural for Ajax with Natural for Mainframes, the following must be installed:
Natural for Mainframes Version 8.2.5 or above, and
the Natural Web I/O Interface server.
For detailed information, see:
the Installation documentation which is provided with Natural for Mainframes;
the section Installing and Configuring the Natural Web I/O Interface Server in the version of the Natural Web I/O Interface documentation which is provided for Natural for Mainframes.
Natural for Ajax is tested with Natural on Linux and Cloud Version 9.3.1. The Natural Web I/O Interface server and daemon must be installed.
For detailed information, see:
the Installation documentation which is provided for Natural on Linux and Cloud;
the section Installing and Configuring the Natural Web I/O Interface Server in the version of the Natural Web I/O Interface documentation which is provided for Natural on Linux and Cloud.
Natural for Ajax is tested with Natural for Windows Version 9.2.1. The Natural Web I/O Interface server and service must be installed:
For detailed information, see:
the Installation documentation which is provided for Natural for Windows;
the section Installing and Configuring the Natural Web I/O Interface Server in the version of the Natural Web I/O Interface documentation which is provided for Natural for Windows.
Remote development of Natural for Ajax applications requires a supported Natural Development Server and has been tested with:
Natural Development Server for Mainframes Version 8.2.5
Natural Development Server on Linux and Cloud Version 9.3.1
Natural Development Server for Windows Version 9.3.1
Remote development of Natural for Ajax applications requires a supported NaturalONE version and has been tested with:
NaturalONE Version 9.3.1
A valid license key file is required during the installation. The license key file is an XML file which is usually supplied along with the product. Alternatively, you can obtain a license key file from Software AG via your local distributor.