Task 1.1 Verify system requirements

Hardware platforms for distributed systems

• Microsoft Windows x64
• Processor: 2 GHz minimum
• Hard Disk: 2 GB minimum
• Memory: 2 GB minimum, 4 GB recommended

Software requirements for Topaz Workbench

• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update (KB 2919355), 10, Server 2012, Server 2016, Server 2019

Corequisite software for Topaz Workbench

• Eclipse Photon version 4.8, Eclipse versions 4.9 through 4.16
• IBM Developer for System z (IBM IDz) 15.0.1, 15.0.2, and 15.0.3
• Oracle Java SE 8 (for Eclipse IDE only), OenJDpK 11
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or Microsoft Edge for the supported Windows releases
• Microsoft Visio 2010 with Service Pack 2 and Compatibility Pack, 2013 (if exporting from Data Visualizer)
• SonarLint 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.1, 3.4, 4.1,4.2, 4.3, 5.0, 5.1, 5.7, 5.8, 6.1, or 6.2 with Oracle Java SE 8.
• SonarLint 7.0 or 7.1 with OpenJDK 11.
• Use of SonarLint also requires access to a SonarQube installation that contains the COBOL plug-ins with a valid license for COBOL (if using SonarLint to analyze COBOL code within mainframe projects).
• If you intend to access mainframe data, BMC Compuware Enterprise Common Components PTF CXS905A must be applied. This PTF enables CES with access to File-AID licenses.

Software requirements for Topaz Workbench Command Line Interface (CLI)

• Oracle Java SE 8, OpenJDK 11
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update (KB 2919355), 10, Server 2012, Server 2016, Server 2019
• RedHat Linux

Topaz for Total Test supported IBM product versions

• IBM z/OS V2.3, 2.4, 2.5
• LE libraries for the supported z/OS releases
• IBM Db2 for z/OS V11.1, 12.1
• IBM IMS Transaction and Database Servers (Virtualized Test only) V15.1, 15.2
• IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.4, 5.5, 5.6
• IBM MQ (non-virtualized Test only) 9.1, 9.2
• IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
• IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS (Non-virtualized Test only) V5.1, 5.2, 5.3