Windows Server 2008 and Attachmate Products
Technical Note 2325
Last Reviewed 04-Mar-2010
Applies To
EXTRA! X-treme version 9.x
INFOConnect version 9.0
Reflection for HP with NS/VT version 14.0 SP7
Reflection Standard Suite 2008
Reflection for IBM 2008
Reflection for IBM version 14.0 SP7
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 7.x
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client version 7.1
Reflection for the Web 2008 (All Editions)
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 2008
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS version 14.0 SP7
Reflection X Advantage version 2.1
Reflection X version 14.0 SP7
Verastream Host Integrator version 6.6
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Summary
This technical note describes Attachmate product support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 platform and lists the known issues.
Attachmate Product Version Support on the Windows Server 2008 Platform
Windows Server 2008 runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware, and Windows Server 2008 R2 runs on 64-bit hardware.
Beginning with the following versions, Attachmate products have been tested on Windows Server 2008. These versions are expected to run on Windows Server 2008 R2. If you encounter a problem while running with one of these or later versions of Attachmate products on Windows Server 2008 R2, contact Attachmate Technical Support.
EXTRA! X-treme version 9.0 (SP2)
INFOConnect version 9.0
Reflection Standard Suite 2008 R1
Reflection for IBM 2008 R1
Reflection for IBM version 14.0 (SP7)
Reflection for the Web 2008 (All Editions)
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 2008 R1
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS version 14.0 (SP7)
Reflection for HP with NS/VT version 14.0 (SP7)
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 7.0 (SP1)
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client version 7.1
Reflection X Advantage 2.1
Reflection X version 14.x (SP7)
These products work on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms, with the following qualifications:
- Attachmate Java-based products run anywhere a Java virtual machine (VM) does, including 64-bit operating systems.
- Reflection X version 14.x includes both 32- and 64-bit versions of Reflection X components for the Windows platform; the 64-bit components run natively on the x86-64 platform.
- Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server includes both x86 and x86_64 packages.
For more information regarding 64-bit support, see Technical Note 1953.
Note: Attachmate suite products include many of the products listed in this technical note and others that are not supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2008. If you have an Attachmate suite product, see Technical Note 3000 to view the list of components in your suite product. Compare your product component(s) to the products listed above to determine if your product is supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
Works with Windows Server 2008 Certification
The following product has Microsoft “Works with Windows Server 2008” certification.
Verastream Host Integrator 6.6
Known Issues
Review the following known issues with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Attachmate products. Check this technical note periodically for updated reports of known issues.
Reflection for the Web and IIS 7 Integration
There is a known issue with integrating Reflection for the Web 2008 with IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Contact Attachmate Technical Support for information about a workaround.
Windows Help Program is Not Included with Windows Server 2008
Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) is no longer included with Windows. To open product help, you may need to install the Windows Help program. For additional information, see Technical Note 2294.
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