OpenVMS Installation Requirements

Before you install, review the following requirements.

Note that as of Release 7707, the release letter F (as in R727706F) has been changed to B to match other 32-bit builds (as in R727707B).

Type	Description
Operating System	OpenVMS For IA64 (Integrity) 8.3-1H1 or Higher The Information Builders Technical Support web site maintains a current list of supported operating systems and levels.
Disk Space	Space for installation Space after installation	8.3-1H1 1,100,000 blocks
IP Ports	Up to six consecutive IP ports (two in reserve for typical extra features). The supplied IP port numbers must be above the IANA registered well-known reserve range (numbers under 1024) and not over the maximum legal number (65535). Additionally, do not use IP port numbers already being used by other applications or products. Netstat, or netstat like commands, should reveal what actual ports are in use. Additional Java Listeners (post install option) require additional ports (beyond basic reserve).
Java	The Java Listener requires a 1.7 (or higher) JVM for full functionality, however, 1.7 is not available for OpenVMS at this time so 1.6 must be used. At the 1.6 level, the Java Listener will start, but edaprint class fail to load warning messages (related to server side graphics) will occur, and use of feature in an application will fail. See General Information for an OpenVMS Installation for listener configuration information. Needed if JVM-based adapters, server-side graphics, XBRL, or user-written CALLJAVA applications are to be used.
Memory	Memory use depends on the following factors. Workspace Manager Listeners Concurrently running application agents Actual memory usage varies depending on the features used by the application, and will increase or decrease as agents change between active and idle states. The Workspace Manager makes use of a specific system resource known as shared memory. Each individually configured server, with or without adapters, uses one shared memory. The size of this memory varies based upon the sizes of the agents table and the queue. Generally, shared memory use does not require special configuration. It is just a resource that system administrators like to know is being used so they can monitor it with the SHOW MEMORY/POOLED command (non-paged section).
Web Browser	Needed for using the Web Console. Microsoft Internet Explorer® 9 or higher. Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox® 27 or higher. Google Chrome® 33 or higher. Apple Safari® 7.0 or higher. Apple Mobile iOS® v5 Opera 19 or higher.

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