LANSA Composer Requirements
For information on the system requirements for LANSA Composer refer to these headings:
Database Connectivity Requirements (Server and client)
Refer to the Supported Platforms and Versions document, for information on supported server and client platforms and software compatibility.
This release of the LANSA Composer server requires:
- An IBM i or Windows Server platform currently supported by LANSA
- For Windows Servers you will need versions of the following currently supported by LANSA:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
- The Microsoft MSXML 6.0 XML parser
- A supported database system to contain the LANSA Composer database. On IBM i servers, LANSA Composer will use the integrated DB2 for IBM i database. On Windows servers, you will need to have installed and configured one of the database management systems (DBMS) currently supported for LANSA software, for example, a supported version of MS SQL Server or Oracle. Refer to the LANSA Web site for details of current supported database systems.
- A Java Virtual Machine (JVM) currently supported by LANSA for use with LANSA Integrator. In order to run Transformation Maps created with Altova MapForce version 2013 or later, your JVM must be at level 1.6 or higher. Some LANSA Composer activities new in version 5.0, require that your JVM be at level 1.7 or higher. They are WAIT_FILESREADY and WATCH_DIRECTORY. You can still use LANSA Composer with the JVM at levels earlier than 1.7, but you will not be able to use these activities.
If you are installing LANSA Composer Server on a Windows Server, a 32-bit JVM is required, even if your operating system may be a 64-bit operating system.
- The LANSA Composer IBM i or Windows server install will install a complete LANSA Composer server system that includes the LANSA run-time components at the necessary levels. The following LANSA software levels are used:
- LANSA Version 13 SP1 run-time at EPC level 131100 with LANSA Integrator at EPC level 131300 or later.
- Licenses for your LANSA Server system as described in Complete the Installation
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you are upgrading from LANSA Composer version 4.0, you must first request new LANSA Composer server licenses. For more information refer to Appendix B. License LANSA Composer.
In order to use LANSA Composer's browser-based Operations Console, you will also need software components and configuration that supports LANSA web (WAM) applications. You should refer to LANSA product documentation for complete information, but the key requirements include:
- LANSA for the Web support installed and correctly configured. The LANSA Composer server installation will usually install and configure the web support for you, but some further manual configuration may be necessary.
- For IBM i servers you will need versions of the following currently supported by LANSA:
- IBM HTTP Server powered by APACHE for CGI
Additional server software is required in order to use the supplied chart views in the page of the . Refer to in Work with Transaction Documents for details.
The Windows and IBM i server upgrade routines for this version of LANSA Composer are designed and tested to upgrade LANSA Composer version 4.0 to version 5.0. Upgrading directly from earlier versions to version 5.0 is not supported. You must upgrade first to version 4.0 and then to version 5.0.
This release of the LANSA Composer client software requires:
- A Windows client platform, currently supported by LANSA, that is capable of connecting to your LANSA Composer server
- Microsoft Internet Explorer at a level currently supported by LANSA.
- Altova MapForce 2014 release 2 (2014R2) is supplied with this version of LANSA Composer. The LANSA Composer client install will install this version if Altova MapForce is not already installed. Where Altova MapForce is already installed, it is strongly recommended that it be upgraded to at least the 2014R2 version supplied.
- A supported 32-bit Java development kit (JDK)
Note that the LANSA Composer client install can install the JDK if required.
The Java development kit (JDK) must be at a level that is capable of compiling the Java code for Transformation Maps to the required Java version as determined by the JVM version used by LANSA Integrator on the LANSA Composer Server. In order to run Transformation Maps created with Altova MapForce version 2013 or later,, the JVM must be at level 1.6 or higher on your LANSA Composer server:
- The Microsoft XML Parser, MSXML6. This is not installed with the LANSA Composer client software but can be downloaded from the Microsoft web-site if it is not already installed on your windows client machine.
Microsoft Silverlight is required to be installed on the client computer in order to use the supplied chart views in the page of the . Refer to in Work with Transaction Documents for details.
An installation of LANSA Composer client will require approximately 250mb free disk space, plus approximately 500mb for Altova MapForce and 250mb for the Java development kit (JDK).
Database Connectivity Requirements (Server and client)
If you will be using the mapping tool to map data to or from database tables, you will also need to ensure you have the necessary server (JDBC) and client (ADO, ODBC or JDBC) database components installed. Refer to Database Connectivity Components and Drivers for more information.