Supported Operating Systems and Third-party Software
- Windows Operating Systems
- Linux/UNIX Operating Systems
- IBM Mainframe Operating Systems
- Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
- .NET
- Java JDK
- Java Application Servers
- Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMSs)
- Database Client Software
Windows Operating Systems
All supported Windows operating system versions have been tested with all listed Micro Focus product releases. Each listed Windows operating system version and its subsequent updates are supported.
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| Operating System | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Windows 7 |
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| Windows 8.1 |
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| Windows 10 |
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| Windows 11 |
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| Windows Server 2012 R2 |
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| Windows Server 2016 |
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| Windows Server 2019 |
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Linux/UNIX Operating Systems
Micro Focus has tested the operating system base versions with corresponding Micro Focus product releases. Any Micro Focus release that supports a given operating system base release also supports any subsequent minor releases provided by the vendor.
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| Operating System Base | Processor | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| AIX 7.1.x (where x >=4) 1 | IBM Power System 2 |
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| AIX 7.2 1 | IBM Power System 2 |
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| AIX 7.3 | IBM Power System 2 |
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| Amazon Linux 2 | Intel x64 |
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| CentOS 7 1 | Intel x86-64 |
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| CentOS 8 3 | Intel x86-64 |
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| HP - UX 11.31 1 | Itanium |
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| Oracle Linux - Red Hat Compatible Kernel 6 1 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Oracle Linux - Red Hat Compatible Kernel 7 1 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Oracle Linux - Red Hat Compatible Kernel 8 1 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Oracle Linux - Red Hat Compatible Kernel 9 1 | Intel x86-64 | 6
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| Oracle Linux - Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6 1 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Oracle Linux - Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 7 1 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Oracle Linux - Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 1 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Oracle Linux - Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 9 1 | Intel x86-64 | 6
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Intel x86-64 1 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | IBM Z System 1 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | IBM Power System 1,2 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | IBM Z System 1 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 and later | IBM Z System 1,2 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 6 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Oracle Solaris 11 1,4 | Intel x86-64 |
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| Oracle Solaris 11 1 | SPARC |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | IBM Power System 1 |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | IBM Power System 1 |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | Intel x64 |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | Intel x64 |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | IBM Z System 1 |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | IBM Z System 1 |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | Intel x64 |
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| Ubuntu 18.04 1 | Intel x64 |
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| Ubuntu 20.04 | Intel x64 |
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1 Not supported by Eclipse.
2 64-bit-only 3 The end-of-life date for this platform is 31 December 2021. We recommend that you check CentOS 8 end-of-life notices before using this platform. 4 Not supported on Visual COBOL products 5 Supported in 7.0 until December 2025, in line with the vendor's lifecycle policy for this operating platform. Customers requiring additional coverage should discuss Extended Support + options with their Micro Focus account manager. 6 Supported from release 8.0 Patch Update 3. |
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IBM Mainframe Operating Systems
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Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
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| IDE | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 |
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| Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 |
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| Microsoft VS Code v1.x |
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.NET
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| .NET version | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| .NET Core 2.1 |
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Java JDK
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| Java | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| IBM JDK 1.74 |
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| Oracle JDK 1.7 / 7 |
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| Oracle JDK 1.8 / 8 |
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| Oracle JDK 11 6 |
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| Oracle JDK 17 6 |
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| AdoptOpenJDK 8 |
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| Adoptium's OpenJDK Temurin 11 1,2,5 |
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| Adoptium's OpenJDK Temurin 17 1,2,5 |
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2 Not supported on AIX platforms; use the IBM Semeru Runtime OpenJDK instead. 3 See the Adoptium Web site for more information about OpenJ9. 4 Supported on IBM platforms only 5 A minimum of Java 11 is required to install and run the Eclipse IDE. 6 Not supported for containerized deployments. |
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Java Application Servers
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| Java Application Servers | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Apache Tomcat 9.0 |
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| IBM WebSphere 8.5.5 |
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| IBM WebSphere 9.0 |
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| IBM WebSphere Liberty x 1 |
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| JBoss EAP 7.x 2 |
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| Oracle WebLogic 12.2.1 |
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1 Websphere Liberty is made available as a single stream continuous delivery software lifecycle. Micro Focus does not test
all updates to Liberty but does periodically test the latest release of WebSphere Liberty against the latest available Micro
Focus product release.
Micro Focus will make reasonable efforts to resolve product issues against supported releases of Liberty and in accordance with the Micro Focus product lifecycle policy. Micro Focus might require you to update to a newer release of Liberty to remedy a Support case. 2 Micro Focus will make reasonable efforts to resolve product issues against supported minor releases of JBOSS EAP 7.x and in accordance with the Micro Focus product lifecycle policy. Micro Focus might require you to update to a newer minor update release of JBOSS EAP 7.x to remedy a Support case. |
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Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMSs)
All RDBMS testing is done on both 32- and 64-bit platforms based on RDBMS client software availability.
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| RDBMS | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Amazon Aurora for PostgreSQL 2.x (10.x) |
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| Amazon Aurora for PostgreSQL 3.x (11.x) |
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| Amazon Aurora for PostgreSQL 4.x (12.x) |
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| Amazon Aurora for PostgreSQL 13.x |
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| Amazon Aurora for PostgreSQL 14.x1 | [3]
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| Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL 14.x1 | [3]
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| Oracle 12.2, 12.2.0.1 |
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| Oracle 18c (12.2.0.2) |
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| Oracle 19c (12.2.0.3) |
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| Oracle 21c |
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| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 |
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| Microsoft SQL Server 2014 |
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| Microsoft SQL Server 2016 |
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| Microsoft SQL Server 2017 |
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| Microsoft SQL Server 2019 |
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| Microsoft Azure SQL Database |
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| Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance |
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| IBM DB2 LUW 10.5 |
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| IBM DB2 LUW 11.1 |
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| IBM DB2 LUW 11.5 |
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| EDB PostgreSQL 10.x |
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| EDB PostgreSQL 11.x |
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| GDG PostgreSQL 10.x |
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| GDG PostgreSQL 11.x |
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| MySQL 5.7 |
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Database Client Software
| Client | Release | Micro Focus Component(s) |
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| .NET Core database providers | Consult the RDBMS documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of .NET Core are compatible. | OpenESQL |
| .NET Framework providers | Consult the RDBMS documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of ADO.NET are compatible. | OpenESQL
HCOSS |
| ODBC | Consult the RDBMS documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of ADO.NET are compatible. | OpenESQL
HCOSS Database Connectors |
| JDBC | Consult the RDBMS documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of ADO.NET are compatible. | OpenESQL |
| ADO.NET | Consult the RDBMS documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of ADO.NET are compatible. | OpenESQL
HCOSS |
| IBM Data Server Runtime Client, which includes ODBC, JDBC, CLI, and .NET support | Consult the IBM documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of IBM Data Server Runtime Client are compatible. | OpenESQL
DB2 ECM Database Connectors |
| IBM Data Server Client, which includes ODBC, JDBC CLI, and .NET support | Consult the IBM documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of IBM Data Server Client are compatible. | OpenESQL
DB2 ECM Database Connectors |
| Oracle Client, Oracle Instant Client with Pro*COBOL, and OCI support | Consult the Oracle documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of Oracle Client or Oracle Instant Client are compatible. | OpenESQL
COBSQL Database Connectors |
| IBM Informix ESQL/COBOL 1 | 7.3 or later | COBSQL |
| Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 | Consult the SQL Server documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of Database Connectors Drivers are compatible. | HCOSS |
| Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server | Consult the SQL Server documentation specific to your installed RDBMS to determine which version(s) of Database Connectors Drivers are compatible. | HCOSS |
| Sybase Open Client Embedded SQL/COBOL 1 | 11.1 or later | COBSQL |
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