2.2 UNIX System Requirements

For UNIX platforms, AcuServer software is shipped on CD-ROM, 4 mm Dat, 8 mm tape, or cartridge tape in TAR format.

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 the current version of acushare (see section 2.11 of the ACUCOBOL-GT User's Guide), which 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 Runtime must have a multi-user ACUCOBOL-GT runtime license that accommodates each concurrent user that is anticipated. (If you anticipate 100 concurrent users of the Web Runtime, you need a 100-user runtime license on the server in addition to the AcuServer license file.) Alternatively, runtime users can install a local or network floating license for the runtime themselves.

What is the license file?

AcuServer is shipped with a product code and product key that define 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". 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.