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Please see CAST AIP for Dashboards - Hardware requirements for more information.
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| Application Server | Supported for 1.x WAR | Supported for 2.x WAR | Notes |
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Apache Tomcat 7.0.x 64-bit (where x ≥ 20) |  |  | Apache Tomcat is supported when installed on either Microsoft Windows or Linux .A Java JRE or JDK v. ≥ 1.8.x must be installed on the machine that will host the Application Server. |
| Apache Tomcat 8.0.x 64-bit | | | |
| Apache Tomcat 8.5.x 64-bit | | | |
| Apache Tomcat 9.0.x 64-bit | v. ≥ 1.17 only | | |
| IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x | | | Only supported when installed on a Linux Operating System - see Deployment on IBM WebSphere Application Server. |
The CAST Dashboards are developed using the following Java specifications. This information will help you decide whether the web applications will function on an application server other than Apache Tomcat/IBM WebSphere Application Server:
| Minimum specificationItem | 1.x WAR | 2.x WAR |
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| Servlet API | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Java | 8 | 8 |
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| Note that although the CAST Dashboards may function correctly on application servers other than those that are specifically supported (see above), CAST provides no official support for these application servers. |
Supported Operating Systems
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For ZIP/JAR file deployment
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| Microsoft Windows 2022 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro | |
| CentOS 7.4 | |
For WAR file deployment
Supported operating systems are those supported by the application server, typically Apache Tomcat.
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Whether you are installing CAST Dashboards using a WAR file for Apache Tomcat, or direct using the ZIP/JAR installations, a Java JRE or JDK must be installed on the host server. CAST only supports LTS releases as follows:
| Java JRE / JDK | Supported for 1.x | Supported for 2.x | Notes |
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| 8 (LTS) | | | - |
| 9 | | | - |
| 10 | | | - |
| 11 (LTS) | | | Only supported for CAST Dashboards ≥ 2.6.1 due to compatibility issues with the Lucene indexing system used in the Engineering Dashboard Advanced Search feature (see Managing the Engineering Dashboard search indexes). |
| 17 (LTS) | | | Only supported for CAST Dashboards ≥ 2.11.1. |
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A JAVA_HOME system environment variable is required and should be created automatically when the Java JRE is installed, but please ensure that this exists. |
Supported Browsers
This section lists the browsers supported by CAST to connect to a dashboard:
| Browser | Supported | Deprecated support | Notes |
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 | | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 | | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 | | ||
| Microsoft Edge | | Minimum supported release: Windows 10 Creators Update (1703)40 and above | |
Mozilla Firefox | | Minimum supported release: 52 and above | |
| Google Chrome | | Minimum supported release: most recent only | |
| Safari (iOS 10) | | Only supported for the Health Dashboard |
Deployment on Docker (Microsoft Windows or Linux)
See Standalone Dashboards for Docker deployment.
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| Host Operating System | | Microsoft Windows
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Third-party software required | | Docker on Linux When using the Docker Installer extension
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Docker on Microsoft Windows
Note that when using Hyper-V mode for Docker Desktop only, the following must also be configured:
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Engineering Dashboard requirements
| Java JRE/JDK | A See Supported Java JRE or JDK v. ≥ 1.8.x must be installed on the machine./JDK above. | ||||||||
| Application Server | Only required when deploying a WAR file: must be installed on a compatible machine. See Supported Application Servers for WAR file deployment above. | ||||||||
| Web browser | Required for accessing the Engineering Dashboard. | ||||||||
| Dashboard schema | You can connect the Engineering Dashboard to one or multiple Dashboard schemas as follows:
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| License Key | Access to data in the Dashboard schema is governed by a license key - see Dashboard Service license key configuration. You must have a valid license key in your possession before you begin. | ||||||||
| Roles/authorizations schema | Required only in ≥ 2.1.0-funcrel In ≥ 2.1 only, an interface exists to manage User roles - 2.x and above and Data authorization - 2.x and above - this interface stores all its records in a dedicated schema on a CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL instance. This instance does not need to be the same as used for your AIP schemas (Dashboard/Measure schemas), however, the required schema is small and therefore CAST recommends using an existing CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL instance to host it. The schema is created automatically when you start up your Dashboard deployment if it does not already exist. |
Health Dashboard requirements
| Java JRE | A See Supported Java JRE or JDK v. ≥ 1.8.x must be installed on the machine./JDK above. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Application Server | Only required when deploying a WAR file: must be installed on a compatible machine. See Supported Application Servers for WAR file deployment above. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Web browser | Required for accessing the Health Dashboard. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Measurement schema | A dedicated schema (the CAST Measurement Service) on a CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL instance. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dashboard schemas | You can consolidate data into the Measurement schema as follows:
CAST Dashboard Services
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| Roles/authorizations schema | Required only in ≥ 2.1.0-funcrel In ≥ 2.1 only, an interface exists to manage User roles - 2.x and above and Data authorization - 2.x and above - this interface stores all its records in a dedicated schema on a CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL instance. This instance does not need to be the same as used for your AIP schemas (Dashboard/Measure schemas), however, the required schema is small and therefore CAST recommends using an existing CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL instance to host it. The schema is created automatically when you start up your Dashboard deployment if it does not already exist. |
CAST-RESTAPI requirements
| Java JRE | A See Supported Java JRE or /JDK v. ≥ 1.8.x must be installed on the machine. above. | ||
| Application Server | Only required when deploying a WAR file: must be installed on a compatible machine. See Supported Application Servers for WAR file deployment above. | ||
| Dashboard schema / Measurement schema | A single Dashboard schema or Measurement schema or multiple Dashboard / Measurement schemas.
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| License Key | Access to data in the Dashboard schema is governed by a license key - see Dashboard Service license key configuration. You must have a valid license key in your possession before you begin. | ||
| Roles/authorizations schema | Required only in ≥ 2.1.0-funcrel In ≥ 2.1 only, an interface exists to manage User roles - 2.x and above and Data authorization - 2.x and above - this interface stores all its records in a dedicated schema on a CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL instance. This instance does not need to be the same as used for your AIP schemas (Dashboard/Measure schemas), however, the required schema is small and therefore CAST recommends using an existing CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL instance to host it. The schema is created automatically when you start up your Dashboard deployment if it does not already exist. |
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