Supported Configuration
Announcement for Elite Users of Informix
IBM will be discontinuing Informix support on 4/30/09 for users of Informix 9.40 and on 9/30/09 for users of Informix 7.31. As such, Elite will no longer be able to provide support for Informix customer beyond a defined transition period. It is important to note that this extension is for non-catastrophic support only. Any significant or critical Informix issues will require a full restore, so it is important for firms to have a tested backup of their systems.
Elite clients that are currently running on Informix will need to migrate over to SQL Server in conjunction with an upgrade to Enterprise 3.8. Elite clients that schedule a migration to SQL by 4/30/09 will receive Informix bridge support that will be in effect until they migrate to SQL or, at the latest, until 9/30/2010.
Read the attached document for further information.
SERVERS
|
Windows 2000 Server SP4 &
Windows Server 2003 SP13 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 &
Windows Server 2003 SP2 |
Windows Server 2003 SP26 |
Unix1 |
|
Informix 7.x |
|
|
|
2.5 and 2.8 Tracks;
Enterprise 3.0 SP1, 3.22 |
|
Informix 9.41 |
2.80b4.1; Enterprise SP1, 3.2, 3.3, .34, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 |
Enterprise 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 |
|
|
|
SQL Server 6.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
SQL Server 7 SP4 |
2.8 Track; Enterprise 3.0 SP1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 |
|
|
|
|
SQL Server 2000 SP44 |
2.8 Track; Enterprise 3.0 SP1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 |
Enterprise 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 |
|
|
|
Oracle 9i |
Enterprise 3.3, 3.4 |
|
|
|
|
SQL Server 20055 |
Enterprise 3.5; WebView 5.1, 5.2 |
|
Enterprise 3.7, 3.8 |
|
|
SQL Server 20055 SP35 |
|
Enterprise 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8; WebView 5.3 |
Enterprise 3.7, 3.8 |
|
Review the Elite Policy on Virtualization of Servers here.
1 Unix Informix:
64 bit database engines – Enterprise only, versions 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7. Enterprise 3.8 is not supported on Unix Informix.
Supported: Informix 9.40.FCx
32 bit engines: Informix 9.40.UCx
The compiler recommended for all versions of the Informix engine is Informix 7.32 UC2. It is a 32-bit compiler that interfaces with both 32-bit & 64-bit engines.
Supported UNIX variants are: AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris & DEC. Builds are tested on HP-UX. Note that the Fulcrum engine is not supported on SCO and DEC. Please contact Elite Support for further information.
Elite has done no testing on a server built with an Itanium chip and has no plans to do so.
Elite has done no testing with Informix 10 and has no plans to do so.
Elite no longer does any testing with Informix 7. There are many clients, however, whom we know are running in that environment for both Elite for Windows and Enterprise. Clients running with Informix 7 must use the Informix 7.32 UC2 compiler. Please contact Elite Support for more details.
Windows Informix:
Windows Informix is supported through Enterprise 3.7 only. Enterprise 3.8 is not supported on Windows Informix.
IDS 9.4.TCx 32-bit versions only.
2 Enterprise 3.3 requires that software be running on a server running Windows OS. Only the database may be Unix/Informix. All other releases of Enterprise are supported on Unix. Note that the Fulcrum engine is not supported on SCO and DEC. Please contact Elite Support for further information.
3 3 Windows Server 2003 is supported for Enterprise 3.3 (and above) and WebView 4.0 (and above). Windows Server 2003 R2 is now supported for Enterprise 3.5 and above & Webview 4.0 and above. Clients upgrading to Enterprise 3.5 must be on Windows 2000 Server or above.
4 SQL Server 2000 SP4 has been certified to run with Elite products. If AWE (Address Windowing Extensions) has been enabled, this hotfix must be applied.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=899761
5 These products are available for SQL Server 2005 on any CD dated after April 2006. Products listed here are equally approved for SQL Server 2005 SP1. Clients interested in migrating or upgrading to SQL Server 2005 should contact Elite Support and reference Issue 72626.
6 Enterprise has not yet been tested on Windows Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008.
CLIENT
|
2.5 Track |
2.8 Track |
Enterprise 3.x Track |
|
Windows 95/98 |
x |
x |
|
|
Windows NT 6a |
x |
x |
x |
|
Windows 2000 Professional SP3 |
x |
x |
x |
|
Windows XP SP1 |
|
x1 |
x |
|
Windows XP SP22 |
|
|
x |
|
Windows XP SP36 |
|
|
x
|
|
Windows Vista4 |
|
|
Enterprise 3.6, 3.7, 3.8; WebView 5.3 |
|
Citrix running on Windows 2000 Server |
x |
x |
x |
|
Citrix running on Windows Server 20033 |
|
|
Enterprise 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 |
1 2.80b SP4.1 is the only Elite for Windows release being supported on a Windows XP workstation.
2 The installation and upgrade of Enterprise on Windows XP SP2 has been verified and is available on CDs dated after 10/12/04. At this time, no updates are needed for Enterprise 3.2, an update is available for Enterprise 3.3. An Enterprise 3.4 update is available as well. It is labeled Enterprise 3.4 (Supports XP SP2) 9-15-04. This update includes all Enterprise patches available through 9/15 as well as the system files needed to run on Windows XP SP2. Enterprise 3.5 is fully supported on this platform. Enterprise 3.5 and above are fully supported on this platform.
3 Elite has tested Enterprise 3.5 on a Windows Server 2003 OS running Citrix. Clients are encouraged to apply Windows Server 2003 to their Citrix environment for Enterprise in test mode before going live. No testing has been done with Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition or Windows Server 2008.
Citrix Presentation Manager 4 has a Memory Management Optimization feature that is known to corrupt Enterprise. Clients are encouraged to disable this feature. Knowledge Base article 5142 contains more information.
An Elite client has reported timeouts when using Citrix 4.5. No further information is available at this time.
4 When running on a Windows Vista desktop, Elite encountered various issues running Webview 5.3 Offline Time Entry with Office 2007. At this time, this is not a supported combination.
5 These products are available for SQL Server 2005 on any CD dated after April 2006. Products listed here are equally approved for SQL Server 2005 SP1. Clients interested in migrating or upgrading to SQL Server 2005 should contact Elite Support and reference Issue 72626.
6 The installation and upgrade of Enterprise on Windows XP SP3 has been verified for Enterprise 3.7 and 3.8. Prior releases have not been tested against this service pack for Windows XP.
Microsoft Windows Critical Update Fixes (not Service Packs) Policy
All Microsoft critical fixes should be applied to all Windows servers running Elite products unless they appear in the exclusion list below.
Windows Critical Fix Exclusion List:
No exceptions are defined at this time.