Hardware
On-premise
| Server type | Architecture | CPU | RAM | DISK | OS | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical/virtual | 64-bit | Minimum 2 processors:
Recommended 4 processors:
| 32GB min | 512GB (SSD recommended) | Windows or Linux | CAST highly recommends the use of PostgreSQL on a Linux instance as this consistently gives the best performance. |
Cloud services
Amazon Web Services EC2
The following requirements are based on CAST's own testing for the analysis of a single "large Application", using Amazon EC2 R5 Instances:
| Minimum instance type | Volume Size | Volume Type | Minimum IOPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512GB | General purpose SSD (gp2) or Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1) | 400 |
Amazon Web Services RDS
CAST supports PostgreSQL instances deployed via Amazon Web Services RDS. See also Accessing PostgreSQL on Amazon Web Services RDS.
Supported Operating Systems
CAST Storage Service
| Operating System | Supported | Supported by ref. | Deprecated support | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |  | Installations of Windows Server using only Server Core (i.e. without a GUI) are not supported. | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | | |||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | | |||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | | Installations of Windows Server using only Server Core (i.e. without a GUI) are not supported. | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 | | |||
| Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 | | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Standard edition) | | Installations of Windows Server using only Server Core (i.e. without a GUI) are not supported. | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Standard edition) | | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 | | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Standard edition) | |
PostgreSQL
| Operating System | Supported | Supported by ref. | Deprecated support | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Recommended - all Linux distributions based on (or derived from) Red Hat. | | See the following PostgreSQL documentation for more information:
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Supported CAST Storage Service releases
| CSS release | Bundled PostgreSQL release | Architecture | Default port no. | Supported | Supported by ref. | Deprecated support | AIP Core compatibility | Bundled with AIP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.13.x | 13.0 | 64bit | 2284 | | AIP Core ≥ 8.3.29 | - | |||
| 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3 | 9.6.11 | 64bit | 2282 | | AIP Core ≥ 8.2.6 | - | |||
| 3.0.0 | 9.6 | 64bit | 2282 | | AIP Core ≥ 8.2.6 | - | |||
| 2.0.7, 2.0.8 | 9.2.6 | 64bit | 2280 | | AIP Core ≥ 7.1.x | - | From release 2.0.7, CSS has been unbundled from CAST AIP and is provided as a standalone component. | ||
| 2.0.0 - 2.0.6 | 9.2.6 | 64bit | 2280 | | AIP Core ≥ 7.1.x | AIP Core 7.1.x - 8.2.5 | |||
| 1.0.x | 8.4.5 | 32bit | 2278 |  | AIP Core 7.0.x | AIP Core 7.0.x |
Supported PostgreSQL releases
CAST does not provide a custom installer for Linux Operating Systems, however, you can install the following official PostgreSQL RDBMS on to a 64bit Linux Operating System (supported by PostgreSQL) and use it as a storage host for CAST AIP:
| PostgreSQL release | Supported | Supported by ref. | Deprecated support | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 11.x | | Support is available for PostgreSQL 10.x and 11.x (64bit) as storage, i.e. AIP schemas can be created on these versions and analyses will run as expected. Some prerequisites do apply:
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| 9.6.11 | | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.2.x | | - |
CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL running in encrypted SSL mode
Support is available for connecting to CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL instances running in encrypted SSL mode. See SSL encrypted mode configuration for CAST Storage Service and PostgreSQL:
| CAST AIP Core (any application provided with the CAST AIP "core" setup) | | ≥ 8.3.24 |
|---|---|---|
| CAST Architecture Checker (standalone) | | ≥ 1.2.0-funcrel |
| CAST Dashboards | | ≥ 2.0.0-beta1 |
| CAST Imaging (for Source Code configuration) | | ≥ 2.0.0-funcrel (when using Microsoft Windows traditional installer) |
| CAST Console (AIP Node) | | ≥ 1.17.0-funcrel |
| Sherlock (CAST Support tool) | | Sherlock delivered in AIP Core ≥ 8.3.25. |
All official CAST AIP Extensions are compatible, however some extension require specific minimum releases:
| JEE Analyzer extension | com.castsoftware.jee | ≥ 1.0.28 | The required minimum releases of these extensions are those that are delivered as "shipped extensions" in AIP 8.3.24. |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Analyzer extension | com.castsoftware.dotnet | ≥ 1.0.17 | |
| SAP BusinessObjects Analyzer extension | com.castsoftware.businessobject | ≥ 1.0.6 (LTS) | |
| C and Cpp Analyzer extension | com.castsoftware.cpp | ≥ 2.1.0-funcrel | - |
| iOS - Objective-C Analyzer extension | com.castsoftware.cfamily | ≥ 1.5.4-funcrel | - |
User or Lab extensions should be compatible provided the Python SDK is used to build them and built-in connections APIs are used, rather than any specific connection layers.
Required ports
The following TCP ports must be opened on the server hosting CAST Storage Service/PostgreSQL:
CSS / PostgreSQL release | Listening Port |
|---|---|
| CSS 4.13.x | 2284 |
| CSS 3.0.x | 2282 |
| CSS 2.0.x | 2280 |
| PostgreSQL ≥ 10.x | Custom port (2282/2284 highly recommended) |
| PostgreSQL 9.6.11 | Custom port (2282 highly recommended) |
| PostgreSQL 9.2.x | Custom port (2280 highly recommended) |
