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4.1 64-bit operating system support

SAP BusinessObjects provides releases of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform

4.0 Feature Pack 3 for the following operating systems:

• 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows

• 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows and UNIX flavors

The Data Access layer then provides data access drivers that are able to run either in a 32-bit or a

64-bit environment.

The following sections give details on what this implies for database middleware support in 32-bit or

64-bit environments.

Note:

The DDK provides data access driver samples that are able to run either in a 32-bit or in a 64-bit

environment. For more information about the DDK, see the

Data Access Driver Java SDK Developer

Guide

Remember:

For the complete list of data sources supported on 64-bit operating systems, see the

Product Availability

Matrix

4.1.1 64-bit UNIX support

Connection Server comes with the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform and then

supports installation on 64-bit UNIX environments as in-proc or as a remote server.

Caution:

You must make sure you install 64-bit middleware to run database connections through Connection

Server.

Restriction:

Some vendors do not provide 64-bit middleware for the following databases and network layers on

UNIX. They are only available on Microsoft Windows:

• DB2 UDB for iSeries V5 with Client Access AS400

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