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, 11, 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), OpenJDK 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, 11, 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, 13.1
  • 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, 6.1
  • IBM MQ (non-virtualized Test only) 9.1, 9.2
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
  • IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS (Non-virtualized Test only) V5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1

 

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