System Requirements

Before installing Adaptive Server, ensure that your system is updated with the latest patches and system requirements. Do not use a patch that is earlier than the version suggested for your operating system. Use the patch recommended by the operating system vendor, even if it supersedes the patch listed.

Identify the Windows Service Pack level from Control Panel > System, or by running the winver command.

Windows Requirements

Windows X86 and X64 System Requirements
Operating System Hardware Supported Protocols

Windows 2008 R2
  • Intel Xeon EM64T
  • AMD Opteron
  • TCP
  • Named pipes (not supported for LDAP server connections)

Windows XP Professional SP1 or higher
  • Intel Xeon EM64T
  • AMD Opteron
  • TCP
  • Named pipes (not supported for LDAP server connections)

Windows Vista
  • Intel Xeon EM64T
  • AMD Opteron
  • TCP
  • Named pipes (not supported for LDAP server connections)
Windows 7
  • Intel Xeon EM64T
  • AMD Opteron
  • TCP
  • Named pipes (not supported for LDAP server connections)
Windows X86 memory requirements are:
  • Minimum RAM for Adaptive Server – 80MB
  • Minimum RAM per additional user, with default stack size, packet size, and user log cache size – 156KB
  • Default user stack size – 41KB
Windows X64 memory requirements are:
  • Minimum RAM for Adaptive Server – 127MB
  • Minimum RAM per additional user, with default stack size, packet size, and user log cache size – 83KB
  • Default user stack size – 73KB

The value of minimum RAM per additional user depends on the connection needs. See the System Administration Guide for information about configuring memory.

Use either of the following patches for both X86 and X64:
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package and KB973544
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 and KB971090
Windows Disk Space Requirements
Product Windows X86 Windows 64
Adaptive Server typical installation 502MB 500MB
Default databases created during installation, with Adaptive Server using a 4K page size 306MB 306MB
Total 658MB 656MB
Note: To use ODBC, OLE DB, or ADO.NET drivers, you must install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1, or the installer displays errors and the drivers do not function. Confirm that .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 is listed as a currently installed program in Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

Ensure that you have the required operating system patches for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 6.