DOORS 9.3 Server support for Windows 7 Professional?

In reading the DOORS 9.3 release notes, I was very disappointed to find that the standard Windows versions are no longer supported. Is this really true? Does anyone have any information on this?

We have a number of authorized user licenses running on laptops that allow us to use DOORS at client sites where direct internet connection is not allowed and cell coverage is unreliable (deep inside buildings).

Will we be permanently stuck at DOORS 9.2?
Paul_Franz_NYSTEC - Fri Jan 28 07:59:49 EST 2011

Re: DOORS 9.3 Server support for Windows 7 Professional?
SystemAdmin - Fri Jan 28 08:11:35 EST 2011

No information on Windows 7 support. Presumably it works OK, but IBM has not just tested that combination. I am running my DOORS 9.3 server on my laptop with Windows XP Professional...

Re: DOORS 9.3 Server support for Windows 7 Professional?
SystemAdmin - Fri Jan 28 10:28:48 EST 2011

Paul,

It seems to me that DOORS v9.3 (is Supported up to Windows 7).

And I don't understand from the DOORS v 9.3.0.2 readme help files and System Requirements section on what makes you think it is NOT?
NOTE: according to microsoft you can also run Windows 7 in Windows XP mode to allow for programs that seem to fall short if run on Windows 7 only.

Here is what I also located about DOORS v9.3 and Windows 7 on a search of the ibm site:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21410547

gsdguy ... :)

Re: DOORS 9.3 Server support for Windows 7 Professional?
SystemAdmin - Fri Jan 28 10:34:43 EST 2011

SystemAdmin - Fri Jan 28 10:28:48 EST 2011
Paul,

It seems to me that DOORS v9.3 (is Supported up to Windows 7).

And I don't understand from the DOORS v 9.3.0.2 readme help files and System Requirements section on what makes you think it is NOT?
NOTE: according to microsoft you can also run Windows 7 in Windows XP mode to allow for programs that seem to fall short if run on Windows 7 only.

Here is what I also located about DOORS v9.3 and Windows 7 on a search of the ibm site:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21410547

gsdguy ... :)

In readme DOORS server and client have different OS requirements listed.

Re: DOORS 9.3 Server support for Windows 7 Professional?
Paul_Franz_NYSTEC - Fri Jan 28 10:56:46 EST 2011

Thanks for your reply's about how it should run.

I charged ahead with installing the DOORS 9.3 Server and Client on Windows 7 Professional.

The install went ahead without any complaints. I was upgrading from DOORS 9.1 to 9.3.

When I tried to start DOORS, I encountered a licensing error. I played around with a number of options. I finally found that I had to rename the old DOORS 9.1 license file to get the license manager to prompt me for the license information. Once I was able to point to the new DOORS 9.3 license file, DOORS 9.3 started up and is running fine.

Re: DOORS 9.3 Server support for Windows 7 Professional?
SystemAdmin - Fri Jan 28 13:39:48 EST 2011

Paul_Franz_NYSTEC - Fri Jan 28 10:56:46 EST 2011
Thanks for your reply's about how it should run.

I charged ahead with installing the DOORS 9.3 Server and Client on Windows 7 Professional.

The install went ahead without any complaints. I was upgrading from DOORS 9.1 to 9.3.

When I tried to start DOORS, I encountered a licensing error. I played around with a number of options. I finally found that I had to rename the old DOORS 9.1 license file to get the license manager to prompt me for the license information. Once I was able to point to the new DOORS 9.3 license file, DOORS 9.3 started up and is running fine.

Paul,

Ahhhh....these results both make sense.
The license.dat file (to run 9.3 clients) needs to be one generated post the release date of 9.3 software, we are in the same process of updating all of our DOORS licenses to precede the 9.3 client & server updates so we can update from 9.1 to 9.3 as well.

On the 9.3 server ability to run on Windows 7(i agree with Pekka, the 9.3 readme does not say anything about a Windows 7 server version). Since you have a local license, and 9.3 client too on the laptop, running on the laptop with Windows 7 OS, that same situation crops up when you want to add the DOORS Example database(used to be the training database) as it installs a server service on desk or laptop pc, in other words, it adds the DOORS server service at a port 29999 on the local pc so that the user can play around without creating havoc on the real server based production server, but in your case, the need is for the user to run DOORS on the laptop while not connected to the local area network due to it limitations at this specific site. Thus, running with local license and local database on the laptop...
I guess that at some point the laptop doors users are moving data around from the laptops over to other network doors systems, probably via archive & restore or another method.

gsdguy

Re: DOORS 9.3 Server support for Windows 7 Professional?
llandale - Fri Jan 28 15:38:36 EST 2011

From the v9.3 ReadMe:

Before you can install the Rational DOORS client, your system must meet the following requirements:   One of the following operating systems must be installed on your computer:     Windows Terminal Server on Windows 2003 Server R2 (Standard or Enterprise) 32-bit or 64-bit. Windows Terminal Server on Windows 2008 Server R2 (Standard or Enterprise) 32-bit or 64-bit. Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit or 64-bit. Windows Vista (Business or Enterprise) SP2 32-bit or 64-bit. Windows 7 (Professional or Ultimate) 32-bit or 64-bit. Citrix XenApp 5.0 (Advanced and Enterprise) on Windows 2003 Server R2 (Standard and Enterprise) 32-bit or 64-bit. Citrix XenApp 5.0 (Advanced) on Windows 2008 Server R2 (Standard and Enterprise) 32-bit or 64-bit. VMWARE Workstation v6.0 running all supported platforms.

So the older versions of Windows are supported. We have v9.3 working in preparation for IT imposing Windows 7 on us.

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