Important system requirements

ReleaseEngine Cockpit

The ReleaseEngine Cockpit runs on Wildfly.

System requirements

The following operating systems are supported here:

Windows

WIN10
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019

Linux

CentOS from V7
Oracle Linux from V7
Debian from v8 (Jessie)
others on demand

Software requirements

The basic software for operation is:

Software	min. Version	max. Version
Wildfly	13	18
DB: mariadb	5.5	10.4
DB alternativ: mysql	5.5	8.0
Java (Oracle, openJDK, Zulu, corretto, etc.)	JDK 8	JDK 11 (on demand)
Web-Browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox)	optional

Hardware requirements

We recommend that you adhere to the following minimum hardware requirements:

Hardware	min.	recommended
CPU	1	>=2
RAM	4GB	>=8GB
HDD	30GB	Depending on use (Vault, etc.)
Network interface card	1	1

ReleaseEngine Daemons

The actual RE processing is done with daemons. The following requirements apply to these - depending on whether they access PTC Creo or not:

ReleaseEngine Daemons (without Creo)

Operating systems

Windows

WIN10
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019

Linux

CentOS from V7
Oracle Linux from V7
Debian from v8 (Jessie)
others on demand

Hardware

Hardware	min.	recommended
CPU	1	>=2
RAM	2GB	>=4GB
HDD	30GB	Depending on use (Vault, etc.)
Network interface card	1	1

Software

The basic software for the operation is:

Software	min. version	max. version
Java (Oracle, openJDK, Zulu, corretto, etc.)	JRE 11	JRE 11

Release Engine Daemon (with Creo)

Operating systems

Windows

The operating systems required by PTC for the respective Creo version are supported:

See:

Creo Future Platform Support Summary | PTC
A Creo version must be used in conjunction with Windchill:
Overview of Creo Windchill Compatibility of Product Versions

Linux

Linux is not usable for Creo on the part of PTC.

Hardware

Hardware required as specified by PTC for the respective Creo version.

For the graphics card, it is possible to deviate from the recommendations on the part of PTC, since the requirements of the daemon with regard to shading/rendering etc. are lower.

See e.g. Creo 7.0 Hardware Notes | PTC

Software

Basic software for operation.

Software	min. version	max. version
Java (Oracle, openJDK, Zulu, corretto, etc.)	JRE 11	JRE 11
Creo Installation (requires PTC License	Creo3	Creo9

JLINK has to be installed during the Creo installation. JLINK is used by the Release Engine for the communication with Creo.

Example with Creo 7:

The file pfcasync.jar has to be available in the directory <Creo Dir>\Common Files\text\java after the installation.

Optionale Software (depending on the requirements)

Software	min. Version	max. Version
SAP GUI	provided on request
GraphicsMagick	1.3.29	1.3.36
Ghostscript	9.10	9.53
TiffStamper
MS Office	2010	2016
Open Office	provided on request	provided on request

General hardware sizing

The sizing of the RE strongly depends on the scenario that is mapped with the RE. Influencing factors are, for example, the size of the files, the number of installed parts, the complexity of the components, etc.

For a detailed sizing, an exact knowledge of the respective scenario is important and thus requires preparatory project work.

INNOFACE is happy to support you in this preparatory project work and will be happy to assist you on request.

Daemons with access to SAP systems

If ReleaseEngine is used in interaction with SAP systems, the following prerequisites must be observed:

When using SAP ERP:

SAP BASIS >= 6.40

When using SAP S/4 HANA (no premise or cloud):

Version >= SAP S/4 1610

License requirements

one CREO Parametric license for each instance of the ReleaseEngine (if the RE accesses CREO, e.g. to trigger a conversion).
one Windchill Base license per instance of the ReleaseEngine (if the RE accesses Windchill).