System Requirements

Note: Information about supported versions of products is included in this document as a convenience. Because product support might have changed since this document was published, you will find the majority of product support information in the Infor Software Compatibility Matrix for Infor Lawson Products document available on Infor Concierge.

The following software and hardware requirements must be met before you install this product.

Infor Lawson Server Requirements: IBM i

Component Supported Version(s) Notes
IBM i See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported versions.

Starting from V7.4 and later, these environment variables must be set:

  • QIBM_PASE_CCSID

  • PASE_LANG

See Set environment variables.

Java SDK

For V7.3: Product 5770JV1, Option 15.

Make sure you are on the latest group PTF.
XML Toolkit Product 5733XT2, Option 6

Obtained from IBM.

See installation instructions provided by IBM. No additional configuration is required for Infor Lawson.

IBM i Portable Application Solutions Environment (PASE) Product ID 5770SS1 Option 33 This component provides a subset of the AIX runtime libraries on the IBM i.
RPGLE compiler Product ID 5770WDS Option 31 Compiler The compilers are included in the WebSphere Development Studio as individual options.
Perl See the Infor Lawson Compatibility Matrix for details about Perl version requirements.

The Infor Lawson system and the installation tools use this program.

See Verifying System Requirements

Application server See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported versions.
Note: Starting with IBM WAS ND 8.5.5 fix pack 18, fix packs are available for downloading on the product download page on the Infor Concierge.

The latest group PTFs are available from IBM.

Note: When updating WebSphere with a fix pack be sure to include the update for the corresponding fix pack level of Java or unpredictable results may occur.

These two separate downloads are co-requisites and need to be installed together.

Note:  For a new IBM WAS ND 8.5.5 installation on IBM i 7.3, use the IBM WAS ND 8.5.5.9 for IBM i on the product download page on the Infor Concierge.
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) IBM DB2 with the latest group PTF This product is delivered with your operating system.

Infor Distributed Security Package (DSP) Requirements

Verify whether you need to upgrade your DSP version for use with the version of LSF you are installing.

The following table is provided as a convenience. For the most up-to-date information, consult the Infor Security readme file.

Component Supported Version(s) Notes
Infor Distributed Security Services Package See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported versions.

If you need to upgrade DSP, do so following instructions in the Distributed Security Package Installation Guide and perform any additional requirements in the Infor Security read me.

Both documents are available on Infor Concierge under the version 11.0.0.0 Infor Security -- All Supported Platforms download record.

LDAP Server Requirements

Component Supported Version(s) Notes
LDAP

Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)

IBM Directory Server with the latest Group PTF

See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported versions.

AD LDS must be installed on a remote Windows server.

If your LDAP will be on IBM i, use the version of Directory Server delivered with your operating system.

See Setting up the LDAP.

Web Server Requirements

Component Supported Version(s) Notes
Java SDK See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported versions.

The installation tools and the web server/application server use this program.

The Java SDK version must be the same for all Infor Lawson and third party components in the system.

Note: If you updated your Java with the latest IBM J9 VM updates, you must install or update to 10.0.11 CU6 or later. You can find additional information in KB 2193590.
Web Server

IBM HTTP Server powered by Apache (as a local or remote web server on IBM i)

Product ID 5770DG1 with the latest group PTF

See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported versions.

See Setting up WebSphere.

Desktop Computer Requirements

Component Supported Version(s) Notes
XWindows Any XWindows that supports your version of the Java SDK, such as Cygwin XWindows is required to run the installation program in GUI mode.
Web browser See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported browsers and versions. Required for smoke testing.
LDAP browser Any LDAP browser Infor recommends that you have an LDAP browser installed to connect to the LDAP for verification purposes.
Infor Lawson Interface Desktop (LID) See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported versions.

Provides a command line interface to the Infor Lawson system.

Used for initial system setup and verification.

Optional Third Party Component

Component Supported Version(s) Notes
IBM MQ See the Compatibility Matrix on Infor Concierge for supported versions.

IBM MQ is an optional message-oriented middleware component for customers licensed for Infor Process Automation.

IBM MQ can be installed on the Infor Lawson server or on a remote server. Infor Lawson supports 32-bit IBM MQ, which runs on a 32-bit or 64-bit Windows machine.

This product is bundled with Infor Lawson System Foundation and is available from Infor Concierge.

Use IBM documentation to install IBM MQ.

Required Cumulative PTF Package

Infor Lawson requires the latest IBM Cumulative PTF package. Obtain this package from IBM.

Required PTFs

Infor Lawson requires the latest group PTFs for the following:

  • GROUP HIPER

  • DB2 UDB

  • WebSphere Application Server

  • Java

  • IBM HTTP Server

Obtain group PTFs from IBM.

M3 System Requirements

These requirements apply only if your configuration includes the M3 Business Engine.

Component Supported Version(s) Notes
M3 Business Engine 14.0.1.0 and higher For Business Engine installation requirements and instructions, see the M3 Business Engine Installation Guide.
User interfaces

Infor Lawson Smart Office 9.0.x, minimum version 9.0.2

Infor Lawson Smart Office 9.1.x

Infor Lawson Smart Office 10.0.x

Infor Smart Office 10.x

For installation requirements and instructions, see

Infor Lawson Smart Office Installation Guide or the Infor Smart Office Installation Guide.