Abel runs on inexpensive commodity PC hardware platforms using Windows and Linux operating systems.  Depending on individual hardware requirements, Abel will run on most network configurations, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN) and over the Internet.

The Designated Environment requirements as set out below are correct at 1 May 2010.  The requirements may be updated by Abel Software Limited and Jade Software Corporation Limited from time to time.

Updated Designated Environment requirements can be viewed on the Operational Requirements page on the Jade website.
 

JADE – For Windows and Linux

JADE runs on the following Operating Systems on Intel-compatible hardware:

• Windows
• Red Hat Linux
• SUSE Linux

From JADE 6.3, both 32-bit and 64-bit editions are available on all supported Operating Systems.

In preferred relationships, support for IBM-specific hardware platforms is available on request.

JADE will be qualified on Windows 7 from versions 6.2.18 (August 2009) and 6.3.4 (July 2009).  We expect JADE versions 6.2 and later to run under Windows 7 and will support them as per our published release policy on the Windows 7 Release Candidate and later releases.

As per http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891861, support for Windows 2000 ends on July 13, 2010.  JADE customers who are still using this Operating System should plan to migrate to a later version before that date.  JADE will not be suported on Windows 2000 once Microsoft support ends.  

Note: Although minimum Service Pack levels are specified below, we recommend that customers keep up-to-date with Service Packs and security updates for whatever Operating System they are running.

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Minimum Operating System requirements are as follows:

Database Server and Application Servers

• Windows 2008 Server (recommended) with the latest security updates, from 6.2.16 
• Windows 2003 Server (recommended) with SP1 and the latest security updates 
• Windows 2000 Server (minimum) with SP4 and the latest security updates, up to July 2010 only 
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (RHEL 3) Update 5, up to JADE 6.1 only
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) Service Pack 2, up to JADE 6.1 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5), from JADE 6.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10), from JADE 6.2

Standard Client only

• Windows XP Professional (recommended) with SP2
• Windows Vista Business (recommended) or better, from Jade 6.2
• Windows 7, from JADE 6.2.18 and JADE 6.3.4
• Windows 2000 Professional (minimum) with SP 4 and Update Rollup 1, up to July 2010 only 
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (RHEL 3) Update 5, up to JADE 6.1 only
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) Service Pack 2, up to JADE 6.1 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5), from JADE 6.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10), from JADE 6.2
• Any Database Server or Application Server OS

Thin Client Workstation

• Windows XP Professional (recommended) with SP2
• Windows Vista Home Premium (recommended) or better, from Jade 6.2
• Windows 7, from JADE 6.2.18 and JADE 6.3.4
• Windows 2000 Professional (minimum) with SP 4 and Update Rollup 1, up to July 2010 only 
• Any Database Server or Application Server OS

Up to and including JADE 6.1, the JADE Thin Client runs on Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows XP.

From JADE 6.2, the JADE Thin Client does not support Windows 98 and Windows NT.

From JADE 6.2, the JADE Thin Client supports Windows Vista.

Compact JADE

Mobile editions of the JADE Thin Client and Single User Client are referred to as the Compact Jade platform.

• Pocket PC 2003 SE, up to JADE 6.2 only
• Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition
• Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC
• Windows Mobile 6.0/6.1 Classic, from JADE 6.3
• Windows Mobile 6.0/6.1 Professional, from JADE 6.3

Note: Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard is not supported

WEB SERVERS

For JADE systems that deploy HTML clients, the minimum Web Server requirements are:

• IIS Version 6.0 for Windows
• Apache 2.0.43 for Windows, up to Jade 6.1 only
• Apache 2.2.3 for Windows, from Jade 6.2
• Apache HTTP Server version 2.0.46 for Red Hat Linux (RHEL 3), up to JADE 6.1 only
• Apache HTTP Server version 2.0.40 for SUSE Linux (SLES 9), up to JADE 6.1 only
• Apache HTTP Server version 2.2.3 for Red Hat Linux (RHEL 5), from JADE 6.2
• Apache HTTP Server version 2.2.3 for SUSE Linux (SLES 10), from JADE 6.2

PORTABLE THIN CLIENT

To run the JADE Thin Client in portable mode on any compatible Java-capable Windows or Linux desktop requires the following:

• Sun or IBM Virtual Machine for the Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) Standard Edition (J2SE) Version 1.4.2, up to JADE 6.1 only
• Sun or IBM Virtual Machine for the Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) Standard Edition (J2SE) Version 5, for JADE 6.2
• Sun or IBM Virtual Machine for the Java 6 Runtime Environment (JRE), from JADE 6.3
• Sun Java Media Framework (JMF) 2.1.1e 

Up to JADE 6.1, the minimum compatible Linux distributions are RHEL 3 Workstation, Red Hat Desktop 3, and SUSE 9.2.

From JADE 6.2, the minimum compatible Linux distributions are Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.

For 32-bit JADE clients, either the native or cross-platform version of JMF can be used

For 64-bit JADE clients, the cross-platform version of JMF must be used

Note: The Portable Thin Client is deprecated from JADE 6.3

HARDWARE

For minimum hardware requirements and a description of example production hardware configurations, please refer to the Minimum Operational Requirements section of the JADE Overview PDF.

RELATIONAL POPULATION SERVICE (RPS)

RPS supports the following relational databases:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008

From JADE 6.3, both the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of RPS are supported against 64-bit SQL Server.  THe 64-bit edition of RPS requires 64-bit SQL Server.

VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

JADE will run in a virtual environment on all supported Operating Systems (see above) on Intel-compatible hardware.  Support will be provided as per the published release policy for faults found in a virtual environment, however a problem that is suspected to be related to an issue in the virtualization layer may result in requests for additional customer diagnostic actions.  In some rare cases, fixes for issues that are specific to the vitualization layer may need to be negotiated with the customer. 

Please refer to the Environmental Considerations white paper for more details about the use of virtual environments with JADE and the associated environmental requirements.

ANSI AND UNICODE

JADE is provided in both ANSI and Unicode editions.  The ANSI edition runs under Windows, Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux for all versions of JADE 6.  In JADE 6.0, the Unicode edition is supported under Windows only.  From JADE 6.1, Unicode editions for Linux platforms are available on special request.

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