Windows Server 2008 and Attachmate Products
Technical Note 2325
Last Reviewed 02-Sep-2010
Applies To
EXTRA! X-treme version 9.x
INFOConnect version 9.0
Reflection for HP with NS/VT version 14.0 SP7 or higher
Reflection Standard Suite 2011 R1
Reflection for IBM 2011 R1
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 2011 R1
Reflection Standard Suite 2008
Reflection for IBM 2008
Reflection for IBM version 14.0 SP7 or higher
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 7.x
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client version 7.1 or higher
Reflection for the Web 2008 (All Editions)
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 2008
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS version 14.0 SP7 or higher
Reflection X Advantage version 2.1
Reflection X version 14.0 SP7 or higher
Verastream Host Integrator version 6.6 or higher
Verastream Process Designer R3
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R1
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 R1 Platform
Windows Server 2008 R1 runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware. For information on Windows Server 2008 R2, see Attachmate Products and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Beginning with the following versions, Attachmate products have been tested on Windows Server 2008 R1. If you encounter a problem while running with one of these or later versions of Attachmate products on Windows Server 2008 R1, contact Attachmate Technical Support.
EXTRA! X-treme version 9.0 (SP2)
INFOConnect version 9.0
Reflection Standard Suite 2011 R1
Reflection Standard Suite 2008 R1
Reflection for IBM 2011 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 2011 R1
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 14.0 (SP7)
Verastream Host Integrator 6.6
Verastream Process Designer R3
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.
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.
Attachmate Products and Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 runs on 64-bit hardware.
The following lists summarize the status of product testing for the Windows Server 2008 R2 platform. As product versions currently under development are tested on Windows Server 2008 R2 and released, this technical note will be updated.
- Tested on Windows Server 2008 R2
Reflection Standard Suite 2011 R1
Reflection Standard Suite 2008 SP2
Reflection for IBM 2011 R1
Reflection for IBM 2008 SP2
Reflection for IBM version 14.0 SP7 or higher
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 2011 R1
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 2008 SP2
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS version 14.0 SP7
Reflection for HP with NS/VT version 14.0 SP7 or higher
Reflection for the Web 2008 R2
Reflection X Advantage 2.1
Reflection X version 14.0 SP7 or higher
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client version 7.1 or higher
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 7.2 or higher
Verastream Host Integrator 7.0
- Expected to run on Windows Server 2008 R2 (not tested)
EXTRA! X-treme 9.1
INFOConnect 9.0 SP1
Verastream Bridge Integrator 3.0
Verastream Host Integrator 6.6
Verastream Process Designer R3
- Not supported on Windows Server 2008 R2
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 7.0 SP1, 7.1, 7.1 SP1, and 7.1 SP2
If you encounter a problem while running one of the products tested on or expected to run on Windows Server 2008 R2, contact Attachmate Technical Support.
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