Operating systems

CICS® TG for Multiplatforms runs on IBM® AIX®, HP-UX, Linux® on Intel, Linux on POWER®, Linux on z Systems®, Solaris and Microsoft Windows.

CICS TG for Multiplatforms is supported on 64-bit operating systems only. CICS TG Desktop Edition is supported on 64-bit operating systems, and additionally on 32-bit operating systems on Intel Linux, Windows 7, and Windows 8.1.

Windows

  • Windows Server 2019: Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions - From V9.2.0.2 onwards through refreshed eGA image
  • Windows Server 2016: Standard Edition, Datacenter Edition - From V9.2.0.2 onwards through refreshed eGA image
  • Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise Editions
  • Windows Server 2012 R2: Foundation Edition, Essentials Edition, Standard Edition, Datacenter Edition
  • Windows Server 2012: Foundation Edition, Essentials Edition, Standard Edition, Datacenter Edition
  • Windows 8.1: Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Professional Edition
  • Windows 7 service pack 1: Business Edition, Professional Edition, Enterprise Edition, Ultimate Editions

IBM AIX

  • IBM AIX 7.2
  • IBM AIX 7.1 TL 03 and later.

Linux on Intel

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux V7.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux V7.1 compatible environments
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux V6.7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux V6.7 compatible environments
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 service pack 1 and later
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 service pack 1 and later
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 service pack 4 and later
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 service pack 4 and later
  • Ubuntu 14.04.3 and later

Linux on POWER (Big Endian)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 service pack 4 and later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux V7​.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux V6​.7

Linux on IBM z Systems

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 service pack 1 and later (See Note)
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 service pack 4 and later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux V7.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux V6.7​
Note: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 was not generally available when Communications Server for Data Center Deployment v7.0.0.2 was released, so SNA on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 is not supported. Support will be provided in a future APAR (fix release) LI78082. You can follow the support page for CSDCD at: http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/other_software/communications_server_for_data_center_deployment.

Solaris on SPARC

  • Solaris 11
  • Solaris 10

HP-UX on Itanium

  • HP-UX 11i V3​​
Note:
  1. CICS Transaction Gateway is a 32-bit application.
  2. The setting of multiple user interface languages on Windows server platforms is not supported.
  3. Multiple concurrent users using different user interface languages are not supported. This situation can occur when using fast user switching.
  4. All UNIX and Linux operating systems require the Korn shell to be installed before you install CICS Transaction Gateway.
  5. CICS Transaction Gateway does not support Security-Enhanced Linux.
  6. Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible environments must be binary and source compatible with supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions listed above.