Database Management Systems (DBMSs)

Lists supported and tested DBMSs along with the Enterprise Server features that use them.

All RDBMS testing is done on both 32- and 64-bit platforms based on RDBMS client software availability.

With regard to support for each of these third-party RDBMS supported version, Micro Focus :

  • Provides support until the standard end-of-service (EOS) date provided by the RDBMS vendor
  • If your deployment requires support for a given RDBMS beyond the vendor's EOS dates, check with SupportLine for availability of Extended Support Plus options.
  • Encourages you to include third-party RDBMS consideration when planning an upgrade to your Micro Focus product

With regard to resolving reported issues with Micro Focus software while using a third-party RDBMS, Micro Focus :

  • Attempts to resolve issues for supported DBMSs on tested or untested platforms
  • Investigates issues involving planned but not yet supported RDBMSs, and attempts to resolve non-architectural issues that also occur in the latest supported RDBMS version

This version of Enterprise Server supports the following Database Management Systems:

COBSQL (Pro*COBOL)

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Before deploying a COBSQL application, be sure to install and configure all applicable third-party software.

Note: COBSQL (Pro*COBOL) is supported for native COBOL only.
Availability
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
XA Switch Module
The Oracle XA switch module is provided for COBSQL (Pro*COBOL), and is available on the same platforms as are indicated in the Availability section above.
Executing
On HP-UX, to execute an application precompiled using Pro*COBOL (or COBSQL) after you have created a callable shared object of Oracle DBMS routines, you need set an environment variable, LD_PRELOAD, to point to the Oracle client callable shared object, for example:
LD_PRELOAD=$ORACLE_HOME/lib/libclntsh.so       
export LD_PRELOAD

For UNIX environments, 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.

Testing
For this version, COBSQL was tested with Oracle Pro*COBOL version 12.2 and 18c.

HCO for DB2 LUW

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Note: HCO for DB2 LUW is supported for native COBOL only.
Availability
Feature/Platform Native COBOL 32-bit Native COBOL 64-bit PL/I 32-bit PL/I 64-bit
x86-64 running Red Hat Linux X X X X
x86-64 running SUSE Linux X X X X
IBM System p running AIX X 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 X X
PowerLinux LE running Red Hat Linux X
PowerLinux LE running SUSE Linux X
XA Switch Module
The DB2 XA switch module is provided and is available on the same platforms as are indicated in the Availability section above.
Host Compatibility Option (HCO)
Host Compatibility Option requires that you have one of the following software products installed and configured:
  • IBM Database Connect
  • IBM DB2 LUW Personal Edition or DB2 Express-C
  • DB2 LUW Workgroup or Enterprise Edition
Testing
For this version, HCO for DB2 LUW was tested with versions 10.5 and 11.1.

OpenESQL

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Availability
COBOL Availability
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
PL/I Availability
Feature/Platform PL/I 32-bit PL/I 64-bit
x86-64 running Red Hat Linux X X
x86-64 running SUSE Linux X X
IBM System p running AIX X
SPARC running Solaris X X
XA Switch Module
The ODBC One-phase Commit switch module is provided and is available on the same platforms as are indicated in the COBOL Availability section above.

The PostgreSQL switch module (early adopter program) is available on the following platforms:

  • x86-64 running Red Hat Linux
  • x86-64 running SUSE Linux
Native COBOL and PL/I
  • OpenESQL supports access to relational databases using ODBC 3.0-compliant drivers
  • Refer to your driver vendor's documentation to determine whether your driver is suitable for use with OpenESQL
JVM COBOL
OpenESQL supports access to relational databases using JDBC 4.0-compliant JDBC drivers. The following table shows the tested DBMSs and their corresponding JDBC driver filenames:
Tested DBMS Versions JDBC 4.0 Compliant Drivers
DB2 LUW 10.5

DB2 LUW 11.1

db2jcc4.jar (and db2jcc_license_cu.jar)
Oracle 12.2 ojdbc7.zip1
Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Microsoft SQL Server 2014

Microsoft SQL Server 2016

Microsoft SQL Server 2017

sqljdbc4.jar
EDB PostgreSQL 10.5 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.

  • If you are using a Java application server, it includes a JNDI server you can use to configure DataSource objects. This process is described in the Java documentation for the application server.
  • If you are not using a Java application server, or if you require a standalone JNDI server to configure DataSource objects for initial evaluation and development, see the To install and configure Simple-JNDI topic in your Enterprise Developer documentation for instructions on downloading, installing, and configuring the open source JNDI server Simple-JNDI for this purpose.
Testing
For this version, OpenESQL was tested with:
  • Oracle 12.2 and 18c
  • DB2 LUW 10.5 and 11.1
  • SQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017
  • PowerLinux LE using DB2 LUW 10.5 only
  • EDB PostgreSQL 10.5 on the following UNIX platforms:
    • x86-64 running Red Hat Linux
    • x86-64 running SUSE Linux
  • MySQL 5.7 (5.3 ODBC drivers only) on the following UNIX platforms:
    • x86-64 running Red Hat Linux
    • x86-64 running SUSE Linux
Note: Micro Focus provides compatibility for PostgreSQL and MySQL but does not directly contribute to or support either open source project. Any issues relating to the functionality of either DBMS should be addressed through an open source support vendor.
Planned

Support for the following is planned for future release on UNIX platforms with either x86-64 running Red Hat or x86-64 running SUSE Linux:

  • SQL Server 2017
  • Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition