Prerequisites

This document covers the following topics:

General Prerequisites

  • Java 8 for all Java-based components.

  • EntireX Java ACI and Java RPC clients support Java 8 and 11.

  • For other Software AG products if not stated otherwise: the versions that are still supported and that were available when this version of EntireX was released.

  • Software AG supports third-party technology, for example operating system versions, products or functionality, only for as long as this technology is officially supported by the third-party vendor.

z/OS Prerequisites

Note:
The supported versions of CICS and IMS are listed under Product Compatibility for IBM Platforms on the Software AG Corporate Website.

Component Prerequisites
EntireX Broker with Transport Method NET

  • Adabas SVC version of the highest Adabas/WAL version on this platform in your environment. If in doubt, see your Adabas documentation regarding SVC compatibility.

COBOL RPC Client and Server

  • To compile the sources generated by the Designer component COBOL Wrapper: IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 or 6.1.

PL/I RPC Client and Server

  • To compile the sources generated by the Designer component PL/I Wrapper: Enterprise PL/I for z/OS.

RPC Server and Listener for IBM® MQ

  • IBM® MQ 8.0 or 9.0.
Software AG Licensing

UNIX Prerequisites

Note:
As a general prerequisite on Linux platforms, the package libnsl must be installed before you install EntireX.

Component Prerequisites
Micro Focus COBOL

  • Micro Focus Server Express 5.1 on Solaris and AIX.
RPC Server and Listener for IBM® MQ

  • IBM® MQ 8.0 or 9.0.
RPC Server for AS/400

Windows Prerequisites

Component Prerequisites
C Wrapper

  • For target platform Windows: Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and 2017.
DCOM Wrapper

  • C++ Compiler from Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and 2017.

  • For generated interface objects: corresponding Microsoft Visual Studio .NET C/C++ runtime environment.
.NET Wrapper

  • Any .NET Framework supporting .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) version 4.
Microsoft Visual Studio Wizard for .NET Wrapper

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2015.
RPC Server and Listener for IBM® MQ

  • IBM® MQ 8.0 or 9.0.
RPC Server for AS/400

BS2000 Prerequisites

Component/Feature Prerequisites
COBOL Wrapper

  • To compile the sources generated by the Designer component COBOL Wrapper: the COBOL2000 compiler on BS2000.

C Wrapper

  • To compile the applications generated by the Designer component C Wrapper: any ILCS-enabled C/C++ compiler on BS2000.

z/VSE Prerequisites

Note:
The supported versions of CICS are listed under Product Compatibility for IBM Platforms on the Software AG Corporate Website.

Component Prerequisites
EntireX Broker with Transport Method NET

  • Adabas SVC version of the highest Adabas/WAL version on this platform in your environment. If in doubt, see your Adabas documentation regarding SVC compatibility.

COBOL Wrapper

  • To compile the sources generated by the Designer component COBOL Wrapper: IBM COBOL for VSE/ESA 1.1.1.

Application Server Prerequisites

The Web application components of EntireX (Listener for XML/SOAP, XML/SOAP Runtime) are supported on the following platforms:

  • Software AG Runtime of the same version

  • WebSphere 8.5.5 (Java 8 Extension required)

  • Tomcat 9.0

  • Tomcat 8.5

Supported LDAP Servers

For supported LDAP servers, see the Software AG Security eXtensions Administrator's Guide.

EntireX Adapter Prerequisites

Supported Versions of Integration Server and Designer

The EntireX Adapter supports Integration Server version 10.3 or 10.5. For operating systems supported by the Integration Server, see https://empower.softwareag.com/Products/Documentation/default.asp under "webMethods Product Suite" > "Integration Server" > "System Requirements" (pdf). For design time, Software AG Designer version 10.5 must be installed.

Supported Versions of CICS and IMS

For the CICS ECI, CICS Socket Listener and IMS Connect connection types, the supported versions of CICS and IMS are listed under Product Compatibility for IBM Platforms on the Software AG Corporate Website.

Prerequisite for using the AS/400 Connection Type

The IBM ToolBox for Java (JTOpen) is required and has to be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/jt400/. We recommend using one of the latest available versions. For the list of supported IBM i versions, consult the readme of the JTOpen package. See also Post-installation Steps for AS/400.