Chapter 1: Introduction

Hardware and software requirements

The following hardware and software configurations for Windows and UNIX platforms are compatible with DirectConnect for Oracle release 12.6.

**Table 1-1: Hardware and Software Requirements for Windows**
Item	Requirements
CPU	Sybase recommends an Intel-compatible processor with a minimum of 500 megahertz.
RAM	512MB of RAM to run Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 for DirectConnect products.
Software	Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2003.
Storage	A minimum of 300MB, plus at least 500KB bytes for each locale you plan to support.

**Table 1-2: Hardware and Software Requirements for UNIX**
Item	HP 9000(8xx)	RS/6000 AIX	Sun Solaris	Linux
CPU	An HP 9000/800	An IBM RISC System/6000	A Sun Solaris (SPARC) system	Linux Red Hat 2.1
RAM	Minimum of 64MB	Minimum of 64MB	Minimum of 64MB	Minimum of 64MB
Storage	Minimum of 300MB, plus at least 500KB for each locale you plan to support.	Minimum of 300MB, plus at least 500KB for each locale you plan to support	Minimum of 300MB, plus at least 500KB for each locale you plan to support	Minimum of 300MB, plus at least 500KB for each locale you plan to support
Platform requirements	HP 9000/800 and 900 HP-UX 11.11, and 11.23	AIX 5.2, and 5.3	Sun Solaris 2.8, and 2.9	Linux Red Hat 2.1, and 3.0