To ensure full functionality for some features, you might be required to obtain and install additional third-party software in addition to the prerequisite software installed automatically by the setup file. The following information specifies the third-party software required for each feature.
The following application servers are supported using the following JDKs:
Application Servers | JDK version | Containers support version |
---|---|---|
Tomcat 7.0.39 | 1.7 | Servlets 2.5 |
JBoss 7.1.1 | 1.7 | Servlets 2.5 |
WebLogic 12.1.1 | 1.7 | Servlets 2.5 |
WebSphere 8.5 | 1.7 | Servlets 2.5 |
Java EE 5 and Java EE 6 are supported for the deployment of EJBs generated using the Interface Mapping Toolkit, as follows:
The following Java application servers are supported using the following JDKs:
Application Servers | JDK (vendor) | Java EE |
---|---|---|
JBoss 5.1.0 | 1.5/1.6 (Oracle) | 5 |
JBoss 6.1.0 | 1.6 (Oracle) | 6 |
JBoss 7.1.1 | 1.6/1.7 (Oracle) | 6 |
JBoss EAP 6.4 (AS 7.5) | 1.6/1.7 (Oracle) | 6 |
Oracle WebLogic 10.3.5 | 1.5 (Oracle) | 5 |
Oracle WebLogic 12.1.1 | 1.6/1.7 (Oracle) | 6 |
IBM WebSphere 7.0 | 1.5 (IBM) | 5 |
IBM WebSphere 8.0 | 1.6 (IBM) | 6 |
IBM WebSphere 8.5 | 1.6/1.7 (IBM) | 6 |
IBM WebSphere 8.5.5 | 1.7 (IBM) | 6 |
The availability of COBOL resource adapters for these Application Servers differs between UNIX platforms. The following table indicates where support is available for each platform:
Feature/Platform | JBoss 5.1.0 | JBoss 6.1.0 | JBoss 7.1.1 | JBoss EAP 6.4 | Websphere 7.0 | WebSphere 8.0 | WebSphere 8.5 | WebSphere 8.5.5 | WebLogic 10.3.5 | WebLogic 12.1.1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIX 6.1 on RS6000 | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | ||
HP/UX 11.31 on Intel IA64 | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | ||
Red Hat EL 6.2 on IBM390 | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | |
Red Hat EL 5.5 on AMD Opteron | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | |
Solaris 11 on AMD Opteron | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | ||||
Solaris 10 on SPARC | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | 32- and 64-bit | ||||
SUSE SLES 11 SP1 on IBM390 | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | |
SUSE SLES 11 on AMD Opteron | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | 32-bit | |
SUSE SLES12 on PowerLinux LE | 64-bit |
Please consult your Application Server documentation to determine which JDK you should use. The JDK is used to:
After installing the JDK, you need to set up your Java environment.
Before you can use Visual COBOL to deploy SQL applications that use COBSQL, DB2 ECM, or OpenESQL, ensure any third-party software prerequisites are installed and the environment is set properly.
Feature/Platform | 32-bit | 64-bit |
---|---|---|
x86-64 running Red Hat Linux | X | X |
x86-64 running SuSE Linux | X | X |
IBM System p running AIX | X | X |
IBM System z running Red Hat Linux | X | X |
IBM System z running SuSE Linux | X | X |
Itanium running HP-UX | X | X |
x86-64 running Solaris | X | X |
SPARC running Solaris | X | X |
LD_PRELOAD=$ORACLE_HOME/libdir/libclntsh.so export LD_PRELOADwhere libdir is:
A script is available that creates an executable run-time system or a callable shared object containing Oracle support. You can find the script in the Micro Focus Knowledge Base article titled Building and executing Pro*COBOL applications on UNIX.
Feature/Platform | 32-bit | 64-bit |
---|---|---|
x86-64 running Red Hat Linux | X | X |
x86-64 running SuSE Linux | X | X |
IBM System p running AIX | X | X |
IBM System z running Red Hat Linux | X | X |
IBM System z running SuSE Linux | X | X |
Itanium running HP-UX | X | |
x86-64 running Solaris | ||
SPARC running Solaris | X | X |
Feature/Platform | Native and JVM Managed COBOL 32-bit | Native and JVM Managed COBOL 64-bit |
---|---|---|
x86-64 running Red Hat Linux | X | X |
x86-64 running SuSE Linux | X | X |
x86-64 running Solaris | X | X |
IBM System p running AIX | X | X |
IBM System z running Red Hat Linux | X | X |
IBM System z running SuSE Linux | X | X |
Itanium running HP-UX | X | X |
SPARC running Solaris | X | X |
PowerLinux LE running SUSE Linux | X | |
PowerLinux LE running Red Hat Linux | X |
The PostgreSQL switch module is available on the following platforms:
Tested DBMS Versions | JDBC 4.0 Compliant Drivers |
---|---|
DB2 LUW 9.7
DB2 LUW 10.1 DB2 LUW 10.5 DB2 LUW 11.1 |
db2jcc4.jar (and db2jcc_license_cu.jar) |
Oracle 11.2
Oracle 12.1 |
ojdbc6.zip1
ojdbc7.zip1 |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Microsoft SQL Server 2016 |
sqljdbc4.jar |
EDB PostgreSQL 9.6 | postgresql-42.0.0.jre7.jar |
1Some Oracle JDBC drivers are distributed as .zip rather than .jar files. |
To use JDBC DataSource Objects, you must also install and configure a JNDI server.