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.

To list all currently installed patches and display the operating system version level, enter:
showrev -p

Sun Solaris Requirements

Note: Solaris 10 is required to use the Java in the database feature.
All Solaris systems support the TCP protocol. Platform system requirements are:
  • Sun4u Architecture – Solaris 10
  • AMD Architecture – Solaris 10
Solaris 64-bit platform system requirements are:
  • Processor – 64-bit
  • Minimum RAM for Adaptive Server – 106MB
  • Default user stack size – 94KB
  • Memory per user connection – Approximately 245KB
Sun Solaris AMD platform system requirements are:
  • Processor – 64-bit
  • Minimum RAM for Adaptive Server – 106MB
  • Default user stack size – 98KB
  • Memory per user connection – Approximately 247KB
Note: Adaptive Server supports the 128-bit Zettabyte File System (ZFS) on Solaris 10. To guarantee data integrity, set DSYNC or Direct IO on. You can turn DSYNC or Direct IO off only for temporary databases that do not require recovery.
Sun system patch requirements:
  • For Solaris 10 SPARC
    • 120753-05
    • 120048-03
    • 144190-03
  • For Solaris 10 on AMD
    • 120754-05
    • 120049-03
    • 144191-02
Solaris disc space requirements:
  • Typical installation
    • 64-bit: 985MB
    • AMD: 890MB
  • Default databases created during installation – 306MB
  • Total
    • 64-bit: 1141MB
    • AMD: 1046MB

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

Information about the required operating system patches is available from the Sun Web site about Java.