Alloy by IBM and SAP

Product documentation

The following is a list of detailed system requirements for the supported releases of Alloy by IBM and SAP.

Version 1.x

Alloy by IBM and SAP 1.0.1 system requirements

Alloy by IBM and SAP 1.0.1 is available on a Lotus Domino 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 server with an Alloy client plug-in installed to a Lotus Notes (standard configuration) 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 client. Alloy 1.0.1 requires a Domino 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 mail template. Additional Alloy 1.0.1 system requirements information is supplied here.

Content

Alloy by IBM and SAP 1.0.1 is available on a Domino 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 server with an Alloy client plug-in installed to a Notes 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 client. Alloy 1.0.1 requires an 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 mail template. Additional Alloy 1.0.1 system requirements information is supplied here.

Alloy requires that all Notes and Domino fix packs and hotfixes be installed, including the latest cumulative hotfix for Notes. You should also install any available Alloy fix packs and hotfixes on your Notes and Domino systems. Fix pack and hotfix information is available at www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral and www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/support.

For required SAP Notes (S-notes) information, see Note 1280059 - Alloy 1.0: Release Information Note.

Alloy administration and usage product documentation is available in the Alloy section of the Notes and Domino Information Center.

Alloy Support Site tech notes and Notes and Domino wiki posts capture late-breaking Alloy information and considerations.

For additional and related Lotus Domino and Lotus Notes administration information, see Domino Administrator help.

Install and upgrade considerations

• Alloy is available for Notes standard configuration users only; it is not available for Notes basic configuration.
• The Alloy server and the Alloy client should not be installed on the same computer; that configuration is not supported.
• Alloy supports Notes single user install only; multi-user install is not currently supported.
• You cannot mix the add-on installer and widget deployment methods when installing and upgrading the Alloy client plug-in. For example, if you install the Alloy client plug-in using the add-on installer, you cannot upgrade to a new release using the widget deployment method.
• Various system locale considerations are described in Lotus Tech Note 1368305.

System requirements

Alloy 1.0.1 supports the following SAP and IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino software.

• SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 6.0 Service Pack 14 running on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Service Pack 17 with the Enterprise Service Architecture (ESA) addon ECCSE 602 or higher
• (Optional) SAP Business Warehouse 3.5 Service Pack 23, or SAP Business Information Warehouse 7.0 Service Pack 17
• IBM Lotus Notes (standard configuration) 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 software on Microsoft Windows Vista Business and Enterprise Editions, and Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
• IBM Lotus Domino 8.0.2 or 8.5 software (to host Lotus Domino Alloy AddOn) on Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 32 bit, Standard and Enterprise Editions
• The SAP Alloy Addon 1.0.1 requires all SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Java stack platform constellations, Service Pack 17 and higher running on SAP WEBAS 7. For example:
  • IBM AIX with SAP MaxDB
  • IBM zLinux with IBM DB2 Enterprise Server
  • Microsoft Windows 64bit with Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Windows 64bit with SAP MaxDB
  • IBM AIX with Oracle 9.2

Available protocols:

• NetBIOS over IP (only Microsoft TCP/IP is supported)
• NetBIOS over IX NetBios
• TCP/IP
• TCP/IP IPV6
• X.PC

Product distribution:

The Alloy product distribution from IBM contains the following:

• Quick Start Guide and embedded user help; documentation is available at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/domhelp/v8r0/index.jsp
• Alloy by IBM and SAP 1.0.1 Server for Windows Multilingual (English, German, French, Italian, Japanese) for installing on a valid Domino 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 server
• Alloy by IBM and SAP 1.0.1 Client for Windows Multilingual (English, German, French, Italian, Japanese) for installing on a valid Notes (standard configuration) 8.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.1 client system
• Alloy 1.0 software by IBM and SAP, SP01 - This is the SAP Information worker Add-on components to be installed and configured for Alloy on a SAP NetWeaver 7.0 system. This component can be configured to connect to an SAP ERP 6.0 and/or BI 3.5 or 7.0 system.

For information about Alloy administration and usage in Notes and Domino, see Alloy help in the Notes and Domino Information Center at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/domhelp/v8r0/index.jsp, the Notes and Domino wiki at www.lotus.com/ldd/dominowiki.nsf, and Alloy Support Site at www.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/alloy/support.

For detailed SAP system requirements, installation, and configuration for Alloy, see the Alloy: SAP Master Guide in the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides > SAP Business Suite Applications > Alloy > Alloy 1.0.1. For additional SAP server and Business Application Workflow installation and configuration information, see the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com.

SAP notes (S-notes) are also available at service.sap.com/notes. See Note 1280059 - Alloy 1.0: Release Information Note.

The Alloy by IBM and SAP product page contains additional resource information, as does the Alloy category in the Notes and Domino wiki.

Product Alias/Synonym

"Atlantic" Alloy by IBM and SAP

Alloy by IBM and SAP 1.0 system requirements

Abstract

Alloy by IBM and SAP is available on a Domino 8.0.2 server with an Alloy client plug-in installed to a Notes 8.0.2 client. Alloy requires an 8.0.2 mail template. Additional Alloy system requirements information is supplied here.

Alloy software by IBM and SAP will support Lotus Notes 8.5 software in 2009.
(Represents IBM plans and directions, which are subject to change without notice)

Content

Alloy by IBM and SAP is available on a Domino 8.0.2 server with an Alloy client plug-in installed to a Notes 8.0.2 client. Alloy requires an 8.0.2 mail template.

Alloy version 1.0 requires that all Notes and Domino 8.0.2 fix packs and hotfixes be installed, including the latest cumulative hotfix for Notes 8.0.2. You should also install any existing Alloy version 1.0 fix packs and hotfixes on your Notes and Domino systems

Alloy software by IBM and SAP will support Lotus Notes 8.5 software in 2009.
(Represents IBM plans and directions, which are subject to change without notice)

Fix pack and hotfix information is available at www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral and www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/support. For additional and related Domino and Notes administration information, see Domino 8.0.2 Administrator help.

Other Alloy install considerations

• The Alloy server and the Alloy client should not be installed on the same computer; that configuration is not supported.
• Alloy version 1.0 supports Notes single user install only; multi-user install is not currently supported.
• If you install the Alloy client plug-in using the add-on installer and later want to upgrade to a new release or hotfix using the widget and widgets catalog deployment method, you must first uninstall the Alloy client plug-in and then deploy it using the widget and catalog method. Currently there is no support for upgrade between the two client installation methods.
• Various system locale considerations are described in Lotus Tech Note 1368305. Additional Tech Notes and Notes and Domino wiki posts capture late-breaking Alloy information and considerations. See the Alloy support page for details.

Alloy system requirements

Alloy supports the following SAP and IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino software.

• SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 6.0 Service Pack 14 running on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Service Pack 17 with the Enterprise Service Architecture (ESA) addon ECCSE 602 or higher
• (Optional) SAP Business Warehouse 3.5 Service Pack 23, or SAP Business Information Warehouse 7.0 Service Pack 17
• IBM Lotus Notes 8.0.2 software on Microsoft Windows Vista Business and Enterprise Editions, and Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
• IBM Lotus Domino 8.0.2 software (to host Lotus Domino Alloy AddOn) on Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 32 bit, Standard and Enterprise Editions

The SAP Alloy Addon 1.0 requires all SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Java stack platform constellations, Service Pack 17 and higher running on SAP WEBAS 7. For example:

• IBM AIX with SAP MaxDB
• IBM zLinux with IBM DB2 Enterprise Server
• Microsoft Windows 64bit with Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Windows 64bit with SAP MaxDB
• IBM AIX with Oracle 9.2

For detailed SAP-related Alloy system requirements and configuration information, reference the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides. For example, for information about the Alloy system landscape in SAP, see the Alloy: Master Guide (available guides include Alloy: SAP Master Guide, Alloy: SAP Installation Guide, Alloy: SAP Configuration Guide, and Alloy: SAP Operations Guide) at service.sap.com/instguides > SAP Business Suite Applications > Alloy > Alloy 1.0.
For additional SAP server and Business Application Workflow installation and configuration information, see the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com.

For detailed IBM Lotus-related Alloy system, see the following table.

Note: Overall Notes and Domino 8.0.2 system requirements are listed in the Notes and Domino 8.0.2 release notes available at www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/publications/servlet/pbi.wss as publication number GC23-5976-02. Notes and Domino 8.0.2 system requirements specific to Alloy are listed here.

8.02 Notes client
Supported platforms	Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3) Microsoft Windows XP for Tablet PC Microsoft Windows Vista: Enterprise, Ultimate, and Business Editions Microsoft Windows Vista for Tablet PC
Hardware requirements	Processors Intel Pentium or higher and compatibles, or equivalents Windows XP - Pentium 4, 1.2 GHz or higher Windows Vista - Pentium 4, 1.2 GHz or higher RAM Windows XP: 512 MB RAM minimum; 1 GB or more recommended Windows Vista: 1 GB minimum; 1.5 GB or more strongly recommended Disk space Windows: Install directory (C:\) - 900 MB minimum disk space or more recommended Video Windows: Hardware support for OpenGL Color monitor required
Protocols supported	NetBIOS over IP1 etBIOS over IPX2 TCP/IP TCP/IP IPV6 .PC
Domino 8.0.2 Administrator client, Domino Designer
Supported platforms	Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3) Microsoft Windows Vista: Enterprise, Ultimate, and Business Editions
Hardware requirements	Processors Intel Pentium or higher and compatibles, or equivalents; 1.5 GHz or higher recommended RAM: Windows XP: 512 MB RAM minimum; 1 GB or more recommended Windows Vista: 1 GB minimum; 1.5 GB or more strongly recommended Disk space: Install directory (C:\) - 960 MB disk space or more recommended Video Color monitor required
Protocols supported	NetBIOS over IP1 NetBIOS over IPX2 TCP/IP TCP/IP IPV6 X.PC
Segment	Product	Component	Platform	Version	Edition
Messaging Applications	Lotus Notes	8.0.2
Messaging Applications	Lotus Domino	8.0.2

Product Alias/Synonym

"Atlantic"

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