Cúram Supported Hardware and Software

Applicable versions:
Cúram 3.0 SP17

This document outlines the hardware and software supported for the above versions of Cúram. Note that due to frequent updates to the various software products documented here, it is not possible to test all configurations. Generally, updates to supported products can be installed and used where such updates are forward-compatible. However, the only versions currently certified by Cúram Software are those specified here. This page may be updated as additional information becomes available.


Windows 2000 Professional

Operating System

Windows 2000 Professional (32-bit) SP3  
CPU Pentium III 500 MHz minimum; 733 MHz or higher recommended  
RAM 1 GB or higher recommended  
Disk Space (for Cúram)

Minimum 500 MB

 
Modeling Tool

Rational Rose Modeler Edition 2002.05.20
Rational Rose Modeler Edition 2003.06.00.436.000
Rational Rose Enterprise Edition 2003.06.00.426.000
Rational Rose Enterprise Edition 2003.06.13

 
Build Tool Apache Ant 1.6.2  
Sun Java Cryptography Extension Sun JCE 1.2.2  


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Windows XP Professional

Operating System

Windows XP Professional (32-bit) SP1  
CPU Pentium III 500 MHz minimum; 733 MHz or higher recommended  
RAM 1 GB or higher recommended  
Disk Space (for Cúram)

Minimum 500 MB

 
Modeling Tool Rational Rose Modeler Edition 2002.05.20
Rational Rose Modeler Edition 2003.06.00.436.000
Rational Rose Enterprise Edition 2003.06.00.426.000
Rational Rose Enterprise Edition 2003.06.13
 
Build Tool Apache Ant 1.6.2  
Sun Java Cryptography Extension Sun JCE 1.2.2  

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Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server

General Information

Supported Application Servers

The following application server is supported with this platform.


IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.71 2 3 4

Operating System

Windows 2000 Server SP3
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
 
CPU Pentium III 500 MHz minimum; Pentium III 733 MHz or higher recommended  
RAM 1 GB or higher recommended  
Disk Space (for Cúram) Minimum 500 MB  
Java Editions

IBM 32-bit SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition v1.4.25

 
Databases 6

Operating System

DBMS

Windows 2000 Server SP3
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3

  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (32-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (32-bit)
Windows Server 2003
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (32-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (32-bit)
AIX 5L 5.2
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (64-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (64-bit)
Solaris 8
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (64-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (64-bit)
z/OS 1.4 at PUT level 0309
  • DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 and z/OS v7 at level PUT0309 7 or PUT0403 7
HTTP Servers Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0  
IBM HTTP Server 1.3.28.15  
Build Tool Apache Ant 1.6.2  
Sun Java Cryptography Extension Sun JCE 1.2.2  

  1. WebSphere Embedded Messaging interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server V5.1.1 from https://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/wsmqcsd/wsmqcsd-p must be applied. In addition, the v5.1.1 Cumulative Fix for SDKs for WebSphere must also be applied. This is available from http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24010272

  2. Base, Network Deployment and Enterprise editions of WebSphere Application Server are supported. The edition which should be chosen depends on the specific requirements of a given implementation of Cúram.

  3. Only WebSphere Application Server Embedded MQ is supported as the JMS provider used internally by Cúram applications. However any other JMS provider which is compatible with WebSphere - including External MQ Series - may be used by Cúram JMS Connectors to provide connections to other applications.

  4. WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) v5.1.2 is recommended for WebSphere development. See the Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional sections above for more details.

  5. Included with WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.7

  6. For configurations where a database client is used to connect to a remote database, the version of the database client supported is the same as the version of the DBMS supported on the database client platform.

  7. PTF UK00608 and RRULOCK=YES in DSNZPARM are required for proper locking functionality. The following PTFs are also necessary: UQ95769 (PUT0412) and UQ81115 (PUT0310).

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Windows Server 2003

General Information

Supported Application Servers

The following application server is supported with this platform.


IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.71 2 3 4

Operating System

Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Standard Edition  
CPU Pentium III 500 MHz minimum; Pentium III 733 MHz or higher recommended  
RAM 1 GB or higher recommended  
Disk Space (for Cúram) Minimum 500 MB  
Java Editions

IBM 32-bit SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition v1.4.25

 
Databases 6

Operating System

DBMS

Windows 2000 Server SP3
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3

  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (32-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (32-bit)
Windows Server 2003
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (32-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (32-bit)
AIX 5L 5.2
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (64-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (64-bit)
Solaris 8
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (64-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (64-bit)
z/OS 1.4 at PUT level 0309
  • DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 and z/OS v7 at level PUT0309 7 or PUT0403 7
HTTP Servers Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0  
IBM HTTP Server 1.3.28.15  
Build Tool Apache Ant 1.6.2  
Sun Java Cryptography Extension Sun JCE 1.2.2  

  1. WebSphere Embedded Messaging interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server V5.1.1 from https://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/wsmqcsd/wsmqcsd-p must be applied. In addition, the v5.1.1 Cumulative Fix for SDKs for WebSphere must also be applied. This is available from http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24010272

  2. Base, Network Deployment and Enterprise editions of WebSphere Application Server are supported. The edition which should be chosen depends on the specific requirements of a given implementation of Cúram.

  3. Only WebSphere Application Server Embedded MQ is supported as the JMS provider used internally by Cúram applications. However any other JMS provider which is compatible with WebSphere - including External MQ Series - may be used by Cúram JMS Connectors to provide connections to other applications.

  4. WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) v5.1.2 is recommended for WebSphere development. See the Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional sections above for more details.

  5. Included with WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.7

  6. For configurations where a database client is used to connect to a remote database, the version of the database client supported is the same as the version of the DBMS supported on the database client platform.

  7. PTF UK00608 and RRULOCK=YES in DSNZPARM are required for proper locking functionality. The following PTFs are also necessary: UQ95769 (PUT0412) and UQ81115 (PUT0310).

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AIX 5L 5.2

General Information

Supported Application Servers

The following application servers is supported with this platform.



IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.71 2 3 4

Operating System

AIX 5L 5.2 + APAR IY44183 or with Recommended Maintenance package 5200-01 + APAR IY44183  
CPU pSeries at 450 MHz or higher  
RAM 1 GB or higher recommended  
Disk Space (for Cúram) Minimum 500 MB  
Java Editions

IBM 32-bit SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition v1.4.25

 
Databases 6

Operating System

DBMS

Windows 2000 Server SP3
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3

  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (32-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (32-bit)
Windows Server 2003
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (32-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (32-bit)
AIX 5L 5.2
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (64-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (64-bit)

Solaris 8

  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (64-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (64-bit)
z/OS 1.4 at PUT level 0309
  • DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 and z/OS v7 at level PUT0309 7 or PUT0403 7
HTTP Servers

IBM HTTP Server 1.3.28.15

 
Build Tool Apache Ant 1.6.2  
Sun Java Cryptography Extension Sun JCE 1.2.2  
  1. WebSphere Embedded Messaging interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server V5.1.1 from https://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/wsmqcsd/wsmqcsd-p must be applied. In addition, the v5.1.1 Cumulative Fix for SDKs for WebSphere must also be applied. This is available from http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24010272

  2. Base, Network Deployment and Enterprise editions of WebSphere Application Server are supported. The edition which should be chosen depends on the specific requirements of a given implementation of Cúram.

  3. Only WebSphere Application Server Embedded MQ is supported as the JMS provider used internally by Cúram applications. However any other JMS provider which is compatible with WebSphere - including External MQ Series - may be used by Cúram JMS Connectors to provide connections to other applications.

  4. WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) v5.1.2 is recommended for WebSphere development. See the Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional sections above for more details.

  5. Included with WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.7

  6. For configurations where a database client is used to connect to a remote database, the version of the database client supported is the same as the version of the DBMS supported on the database client platform.

  7. PTF UK00608 and RRULOCK=YES in DSNZPARM are required for proper locking functionality. The following PTFs are also necessary: UQ95769 (PUT0412) and UQ81115 (PUT0310).

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Solaris 8

General Information

Supported Application Servers

The following application server is supported with this platform.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.71 2 3 4

Operating System

Solaris 8 (64-bit kernel on 64-bit architecture) with Sun-recommended Patch Cluster of April 2003  
CPU Sun UltraSPARC at 450 MHz or higher  
RAM 1 GB or higher recommended  
Disk Space (for Cúram) Minimum 500 MB  
Java Editions

IBM 32-bit SDK for Solaris, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4.25

 
Databases 6

Operating System

DBMS
Windows 2000 Server SP3
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (32-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (32-bit)
Windows Server 2003
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (32-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (32-bit)
AIX 5L 5.2
  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (64-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (64-bit)

Solaris 8

  • Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 (64-bit)
  • DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a (64-bit)
z/OS 1.4 at PUT level 0309
  • DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 and z/OS v7 at level PUT0309 7 or PUT0403 7
HTTP Servers

IBM HTTP Server 1.3.28.15

 
Build Tool Apache Ant 1.6.2  
Sun Java Cryptography Extension Sun JCE 1.2.2  
  1. WebSphere Embedded Messaging interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server V5.1.1 from https://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/wsmqcsd/wsmqcsd-p must be applied. In addition, the v5.1.1 Cumulative Fix for SDKs for WebSphere must also be applied. This is available from http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24010272

  2. Base, Network Deployment and Enterprise editions of WebSphere Application Server are supported. The edition which should be chosen depends on the specific requirements of a given implementation of Cúram.

  3. Only WebSphere Application Server Embedded MQ is supported as the JMS provider used internally by Cúram applications. However any other JMS provider which is compatible with WebSphere - including External MQ Series - may be used by Cúram JMS Connectors to provide connections to other applications.

  4. WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) v5.1.2 is recommended for WebSphere development. See the Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional sections above for more details.

  5. Included with IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.7

  6. For configurations where a database client is used to connect to a remote database, the version of the database client supported is the same as the version of the DBMS supported on the database client platform.

  7. PTF UK00608 and RRULOCK=YES in DSNZPARM are required for proper locking functionality. The following PTFs are also necessary: UQ95769 (PUT0412) and UQ81115 (PUT0310).

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z/OS 1.4

General Information

Supported Application Servers

The following application servers are supported with this platform.

IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS v5.0 Service Level W502019

Operating System

z/OS v1.4 at PUT level 0309  
Disk Space (for Cúram) Minimum 500 MB  
Java Editions

Java 1.3.1 at the Service Refresh 23 level: UQ88094, build date 20040406a

 
Databases

Operating System:

DBMS
z/OS 1.4 at PUT level 0309

 

DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 and z/OS v7 at level PUT0309 1 2 or PUT0403 1 2
HTTP Servers WebSphere Application Server on z/OS Internal Web Server 3
 
JMS Messaging WebSphere MQ for z/OS v5.3.1
Maintenance level required for WebSphere MQ for z/OS v5.3.1:
CSD4 (UQ77521), CSD5 (UQ82607) and CSD6 (UQ86906), including:
PTFs: UQ82767, UQ82470, UQ82060, UQ81894, UQ81998, UQ82039, UQ81897, UQ81779, UQ83028, UQ81814, UQ81765, UQ81819, UQ81399, UQ81301, UQ81227, UQ81222, UQ81225, UQ81095, UQ81105, UQ83115 (fixes PE PQ71096/UQ76378).
WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker (WBIMB) for z/OS v5.0.1

Also the following Windows components:

  • WebSphere MQ for Windows v5.3
  • WebSphere Message Brokers Toolkit for WebSphere Studio v5.0.4
  • DB2 UDB for Windows v8.2
WBIMB requires: PTF UQ81090 on DB2 for z/OS v7.
Sun Java Cryptography Extension Sun JCE 1.2.2  


  1. PTF UK00608 and RRULOCK=YES in DSNZPARM are required for proper locking functionality. The following PTF is also necessary: UQ95769 (PUT0412).

  2. PTF UK04832 is required for use of BLOB database columns.

  3. Included with WebSphere Application Server for z/OS v5.0

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JDBC Drivers

Supported DBMS Driver
Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.6 - 9.2.0.8 OCI JDBC driver for Oracle
DB2 Universal Database 8.1 FP9a Type 2 JDBC Driver
DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 and z/OS v7    Type 2 JDBC Driver

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Web Browsers1 2 3 4

Web Browser Patches required
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6   None
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7   None
Netscape 7.0   None
  1. Microsoft Word integration in Cúram is not supported with Netscape; it is only supported with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Word 2000 and above are the supported versions.

  2. Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0 is required for those Cúram Application pages which contain a dynamic rules tree view. Adobe SVG Viewer is a browser plugin freely available for download from http://www.adobe.com/svg

  3. The Cúram CTI applet requires Sun's 1.3.1 JRE. If the JRE is not present on the browser, the CTI applet will attempt to download it automatically.

  4. Java Plug-in v1.3.1_01a or later is required for viewing online help in the Cúram Application.
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Cúram Documentation Center

R=Required; O=Optional; NA=Not applicable

  Documentation Center Documentation Center - Development Version Remarks
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
O
O
 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
R
R
Internet Explorer 6 is the minimum supported browser for the Cúram Documentation Center.
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5
R
R

By default, both Windows 2000 and Windows XP come with MDAC 2.5 pre-installed. If not installed, it can be downloaded from http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/
downloads/default.aspx

Windows Script Host 5.6
R
R

This must be installed before the Documentation Center installer is run. Available to download from http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.
asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

Adobe Reader 6.0
R
R
Available as a free software download from http://www.adobe.com/products/
acrobat/readstep2.html
Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0
R
R
A browser plugin freely available from http://www.adobe.com/svg
Sun JRE 1.3.1_01a or later
R
O
Sun Java Plug-in version 1.3.1_01a or later is required for viewing user guide HTML pages. It is also required for Documentation Center development if attempting to view help pages generated from guides. Available from: http://java.sun.com/products/archive/index.html
Apache Ant 1.6.1
NA
R
Required for running any build commands
Java JDK 1.3.1_08 or later (see remarks)
NA
R
Java is a prerequisite for Ant. Any Sun JDK version between 1.3.1_08 and 1.4.2_05 can be used.
Available from
http://java.sun.com/products/archive/index.html
Microsoft Visio Standard 2002 Service Pack 2
NA
O
Required for editing of process flows.

Pdf995 version 6.46s or 7.11s
PdfEdit995 version 6.25 or 7.2

NA
O
Pdf995 and PdfEdit995 (http://www.pdf995.com) are required to generate a Reference Model to .pdf format.

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Copyrights and Notices

© Copyright Cúram Software Ltd 2004-2005. All Rights Reserved.

Cúram is a registered trademark.

Adobe Reader and Adobe SVG Viewer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

AIX, DB2, WebSphere, z/OS and IBM are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Apache is a trademark of The Apache Software Foundation.

BEA and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc.

Microsoft, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Internet Explorer and Visio are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation.

Oracle is a trademark of Oracle Corporation.

Pentium is a registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Solaris, Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

The following paragraph does not apply to any countries where such statements are inconsistent with local law:

CÚRAM SOFTWARE LTD PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. Some jurisdictions do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you. The information provided here could include technical inaccuracies or other errors. Changes are periodically made to the information provided; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of this document. Cúram Software may make improvements and/or changes to the Cúram product at any time without notice.

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