can i install DS PX on windowsXP

zulfi123786 · Post by **zulfi123786** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:44 pm

Hi I an new to DS and want to know if i can install PX on windows XP or do i need to have windows server.
If i install PX on windows Platform having intel core 2 duo processor then can i utilize the parallelism concept as i have two cores or would it count as a single node.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:38 am

Windows XP is not a supported platform. The licensing documentation you received when you purchased the software should have mentioned this.

One can get DataStage Enterprise Edition to work on Windows XP but one would never get support for it.

Parallelism is about processes. You can even run small enough parallel jobs on a single core CPU.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:28 am

There's also the question of what version did you install? The only pre-8 version that will run PX jobs on Windows is 7.5x2 - yes, with an 'x'. Others will let you build but not run.

mekrreddy · Post by **mekrreddy** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:20 am

PX in Datastage started from version 7.5, you can install in Windows XP professional. Before installing Datastage install .net framework, Java, C++ compiler (Visual Studio Express Edition).

PX needs a C++ compiler to compile and run the parallel jobs.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:30 pm

PX as a name no longer exists. It was a marketing fantasy based on an incorrect premise, and very short-lived. Use EE (Enterprise Edition).

It requires not "a" C++ compiler - it requires the approved C++ compiler. And this needs to be installed before DataStage is installed.

But it remains the case that you will have an unsupported combination, even assuming that you have a valid licence. A Windows licence for DataStage server specifies Server 2003.