Chapter 3. System Requirements
The following requirements must be fulfilled in order for CloverETL to run:
Hardware
RAM Memory: 4 GB
Processors: Dual core CPU
Disk space (installation): 1 GB
Disk space (data): 1 GB (minimum; depending on data)
Software
Supported operating systems
Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 32 bit and 64 bit:
GNU/Linux 64bit
Mac OS X Cocoa
Java Virtual Machine: Oracle JDK 7/8 32/64bit
The suport for 32-bit Linux was removed in 4.5.0.
Firewall
HTTP(S) outgoing: Communication between Designer and Server
JMX outgoing: Tracking and debugging information
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JDK is needed for compilation of Java transformations and for compilation of CTL2 to Java. |
Installation Types
CloverETL Designer is distributed in three different forms:
Full Installation
Full installation is recommended as it includes all the necessary environments and applications. It does not need user to install any other program.
Online Plugin
CloverETL Designer will be installed online using the corresponding CloverETL update site. You need to have Eclipse installed.
Offline Plugin
Works similarly to online plugin, but the update site will just be downloaded. It can be used later to install CloverETL Designer into Eclipse.
Full Installation
Software requirements:
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X - none, the installer includes Eclipse Platform 4.4.2 for Java developers with RSE + GEF + Eclipse Web Tools Platform.
Linux - Java 7 or 8 Runtime Environment or newer (Java 7 or 8 Development Kit is recommended) + We recommend libwebkitgtk-1 library
Plugin Installation
Software requirements:
Minimum: Eclipse Platform 4.2.2 + GEF. Java 7 Runtime Enviroment.
Recommended: Eclipse Platform 4.4.2 with RSE + GEF + Eclipse Web Tools Platform. Java 7 or 8 Development Kit
Eclipse 4.4 is fully supported.