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Technical Specifications
Professional
Edition
FLEXnet
Connect framework hosted by Macrovision
Windows Client Requirements
FLEXnet Connect requires that Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later is installed on a system running Microsoft Windows 98 or later for Windows Machines. Note that Internet Explorer does not need to be the default browser. An end user without the administrative rights can run FLEXnet Connect to check for updates, but often the update installation will require administrative rights to be run.
Java Client Requirements
The FLEXnet Connect Java Client supports the following platforms: Windows 98, NT, 2000,XP, and Beta versions of Windows Vista, Mac OS X, Solaris, Linux, AIX, HP-UX and any flavor of UNIX. JRE versions 1.4+ and later are supported for the Java client run time. An end user without administrative rights can run FLEXnet Connect to check for updates, but often the update installation will require administrative rights to be run.
Publisher Management Point
To view the FLEXnet Connect Publisher Management Point to post updates, FLEXnet Connect requires Internet Explorer 5.0.
The server requirements are handled in the deployment guide.
Technical Specifications
Premier
Edition
FLEXnet
Connect framework hosted by your company
Publisher Management Point
To view FLEXnet Connect Publisher Management Point to post updates, FLEXnet Connect requires Internet Explorer 5.0.
Windows Client Requirements
FLEXnet Connect requires that Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later is installed on a system running Microsoft Windows 95 or later for Windows Machines. Note that Internet Explorer does not need to be the default browser. An end user without the administrative rights can run FLEXnet Connect to check for updates, but often the update installation will require administrative rights to be run.
Universal Client Requirements
FLEXnet Connect Universal Client supports the following platforms: UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X. JRE versions 1.2.2 and later are supported for the Universal client run time. An end user without administrative rights can run FLEXnet Connect to check for updates, but often the update installation will require administrative rights to be run.
The FLEXnet Connect Universal Agent runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). End users need a JVM/run time environment of 1.2.2 on their machine. You can require that a particular JVM be installed before installation continues, or bundle a JVM with the update itself.
The supported platforms, along with the JVMs that can be used for each, are listed below. Please check the JVM vendor web site for any required patches before using any JVM.
Windows
x86 and Itanium (where
applicable) support
Recommend Sun 1.2.2 or greater for run time.
- MS Windows XP (Home, Media Center Edition)
- MS Windows XP (Professional, Tablet PC Edition)
- MS Windows 9x—Run time only
- MS Windows ME—Run time only
- MS Windows 2000 Professional
- MS Windows 2000 Server
- MS Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- MS Windows 2003 Server—Standard Edition
- MS Windows 2003 Server—Web Edition
- MS Windows 2003 Server—Data Center Edition
- MS Windows 2003 Server—Enterprise Edition
- AMD64 Processors
AIX
32 and 64 bit support
Recommend IBM 1.3.1 or greater for run time.
- AIX—5.1
- AIX—5.2
- AIX—5.3 (SR 1)
HP-UX
Itanium and PARISC support
Recommend HP 1.2.2 or greater for run time
- HP-UX—11.i
- HP-UX—11.0, 11.x
- HP-UX—10.x
Linux
x86, Itanium, AMD64 support
Recommend Sun 1.2.2 or greater for run time
Recommend Linux Kernel v2.4.x
or greater
- Red Hat Linux—Advance Server 2.1
- Red Hat Linux—Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS
- Red Hat Linux—Enterprise Linux 3.0 ES
- Red Hat Linux—Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS
- Red Hat Desktop
- Red Hat Linux—9, 8.0, 7.3, 7.2, 7.1, 7.0
- Red Hat Fedora Core 1
- Red Hat Fedora Core 2
- Suse Linux Standard Server 8
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server 8
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9
- Suse Desktop
- Suse Linux 9.1 Personal
- Suse Linux 9.1 Professional
- Suse Linux—9.0, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0, 7.3
- Mandrake Corporate Server 2.1
- Mandrake—Discovery 10, PowerPack 10, PowerPack+ 10
- Mandrake 10.0 for AMD 64
- Mandrake 9.1 PPC
- Mandrake—9.2, 9.1, 9.0, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0
- Free BSD—5.2.1, 5.1, 5.0, 4.10, 4.9, 4.8
- Caldera—4.0, 3.1.1, 3.1, 2.4, 1.0
- TurboLinux 8, 10, 10 ES, CS
- Debian 3.0, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0
- Slackware—10, 9.1, 9.0, 8.1, 8.0
- Gentoo 2004, 1.4, 1.2
- Knoppix 3.6, 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1
MAC
Recommend Apple 1.2.2 or
greater for run time
- Mac OS X 10.3
- Mac OS X 10.2
- Mac OS X 10.1
- Mac OS X 10.0
OS/400
Recommend IBM 1.3.1 or
greater for run time
- OS/400—V5R3
- OS/400—V5R2
- OS/400—V5R1
Solaris
SPARC, x86 support
Recommend Sun 1.2.2 or greater for run time
- Sun Solaris—10
- Sun Solaris—9
- Sun Solaris—8
- Sun Solaris—7
- Sun Solaris—2.6
Generic UNIX
Additional UNIX
platforms are also supported through our Generic UNIX platform pack modules,
including the following:
- Tru64
- SGI IRIX
- Z-Linux
- Many more!
Information for Your Own IT Administrators
This section describes the hosting environment for the on-site installation of FLEXnet Connect. This information is provided for an ISV's IT administrator to understand FLEXnet Connect network configurations, scalability, and system requirements.
Network Configuration
The three server components of FLEXnet Connect (Notification Server, database, and Publisher Management Point) can be installed on one computer or multiple computers. For supporting smaller numbers of users, all three components can be installed on one computer. If support for a large number of users is required, FLEXnet Connect can easily scale by adding additional Notification Servers. In this case, the database is installed on one computer and the Publisher Management Point and first Notification Server are installed on the second computer. Additional Notification Servers can be installed on one or many computers.
Scalability
FLEXnet Connect Technical Framework uses an industry-proven architecture for deploying Web applications. As a result, it is highly scalable and very light on bandwidth usage. It can process a high customer volume without the need for additional network resources or servers. While load is highly dependent on server configuration, it is not uncommon for a single Notification Server to process requests from millions of users each day.
In addition to using industry-proven architecture, FLEXnet Connect utilizes an effective caching technology to avoid repetitive requests from the Notification Server(s) to the database. As a result, millions of users can be processed by multiple Notification Servers hitting a single backend database server.
Load testing and real-world experience have proven that FLEXnet Connect Technical Framework can easily scale to support tens of millions of users.
System Requirements for Hosting FLEXnet Connect on
Your Servers
(On-Site Deployment)
Publisher Management Point
- Windows 2000 Server (Service Pack 2), Windows 2000 Advanced Server (Service Pack 2), Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0
Notification Server
- Windows 2000 Server (Service Pack 2), Windows 2000 Advanced Server (Service Pack 2), Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0
Database Server
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Service Pack 3) Standard or Enterprise, MSDE (Service Pack 3), Oracle 9i or above.
Client Web Browser
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or later