2.2 UNIX System Requirements

For UNIX platforms, AcuServer software is shipped on CD-ROM, tape, or diskette in TAR format. The files contained on the release media are described in the file "READ_ME.srv".

To install and use AcuServer:

• All servers must be networked to clients with TCP/IP. (TCP/IP is not sold or supplied by Acucorp.)
• Unless you have an unlimited license for AcuServer, all UNIX servers must run acushare Version 4.3.1 or later (see section 2.11 of the ACUCOBOL-GT User's Guide). The latest version of acushare is included on the AcuServer distribution media.
• All servers must have a copy of the license file activated by the Acucorp product installation script. This file is named "acuserve.alc".
• Servers being accessed by the ACUCOBOL-GT Web Plug-in must have a multi-user ACUCOBOL-GT runtime license that accommodates each concurrent plug-in user that is anticipated. (If you anticipate 100 concurrent users of the plug-in, you need a 100-user runtime license on the server in addition to the AcuServer license file.) On UNIX, runtime licenses are checked in and out by acushare. Alternatively, plug-in users can install a local or network floating license for the runtime themselves.
• All DOS clients must run PC/TCP Kernel Software, Version 2.3 or later. PC/TCP Kernel Software is available from FTP Software, Inc.
• Windows clients can run any TCP/IP software that uses a WINSOCK compliant WSOCK32.DLL.
• Client machines must have an AcuServer-enabled runtime. All Windows runtimes Version 5.1 and later are AcuServer-enabled. To verify that your UNIX runtime is AcuServer-enabled, type "runcbl -v" and look for the line:

AcuServer client

What is the license file?

AcuServer is shipped with a product code and product key that defines the licensing capabilities specified in your purchase agreement. When you supply your key information during installation, the Activator creates a license file that contains information such as the product's version number, serial number, expiration date, and server count. After installation, AcuServer must be able to locate the license file in order to function.

AcuServer searches for the license file in the same directory as the executable, "acuserve". For UNIX, the license file is named "acuserve.alc."

If you move the AcuServer executable to a new directory, be sure to move a copy of the license file as well. If no license file is found, or if the information in the license file does not permit execution, AcuServer exits with an error message.

What is acushare?

The acushare utility is required for all installations that do not have an unlimited license. The acushare utility monitors and enforces the site license.