Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?

I know that a 64-bit client is now available with 9.6 but the question is this…
 
Is there a 32-bit client as well?  Where is this clearly spelled out?
 
I found these two pieces on IBM webpages…they seem to conflict.

At this link: http://www-969.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity-reports/report/html/softwareReqsForProduct?deliverableId=1386338636857&duComponentIds=Desktop> 

It says:

DOORS Desktop (Client) v9.6.1 is 64-bit Tolerate

 
Bitness is the compatibility of the product with the bit version support provided by an operating system. Different parts of a product may run on the same operating system but support different application bitness. For example, one part of the product may only run in 32-bit mode, whereas another may support 64-bit tolerate mode.
31 - The product or part of the product runs as a 31-bit application in a 31-bit operating environment. 
32 - The product or part of the product runs as a 32-bit application in a 32-bit operating environment. 
64-Tolerate - The product or part of the product runs as a 32-bit application in a 64-bit operating environment. 
64-Exploit - The product or part of the product runs natively as a 64-bit application in a 64-bit operating environment.

And at this link:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24038346

It says:

The Rational DOORS 9.6.1 client and interoperation server now support 64-bit Windows. There is no support for 32 bit.
The Rational DOORS Web Access 9.6.1 server now supports 64-bit Windows and Linux. There is no support for 32 bit.
All other Rational DOORS components are 32 bit. You can install 32-bit Rational DOORS components on a supported 64-bit Windows platform. See system requirements for a list of supported platforms.
 
It seems to say that there is no 32-bit client, but at the same time that it runs as a 32-bit application. Can someone clarify this please?

Thanks

 

suvamara - Tue Jan 27 17:42:50 EST 2015

Re: Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?
kourosh - Tue Jan 27 18:10:27 EST 2015

The short answer is that the DOORS 9.6.1 client is a 64 bit application and will not run in a 32 bit environment.

It is possible to have DOORS 9.6.1 64 bit clients and DOORS 9.6.0.1 32 bit clients connecting to the same DOORS 9.x database server without worrying about bitness compatibility. What additional questions do you have?

Re: Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?
suvamara - Tue Jan 27 19:05:49 EST 2015

kourosh - Tue Jan 27 18:10:27 EST 2015

The short answer is that the DOORS 9.6.1 client is a 64 bit application and will not run in a 32 bit environment.

It is possible to have DOORS 9.6.1 64 bit clients and DOORS 9.6.0.1 32 bit clients connecting to the same DOORS 9.x database server without worrying about bitness compatibility. What additional questions do you have?

Thanks. That helps. I guess the confusion is with the 64-bit Tolerate bitness. According to the definition of this term, the application runs as a 32-bit application, meaning the DOORS 9.6 client is not a natively-built 64-bit client. Is this correct? In which case, doesn't this mean that the DOORS client will be able to use only up to about 3 GB of the memory available on the 64-bit system? Not sure this is a problem, but I want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly.

Thanks

Re: Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?
kourosh - Tue Jan 27 20:07:33 EST 2015

suvamara - Tue Jan 27 19:05:49 EST 2015

Thanks. That helps. I guess the confusion is with the 64-bit Tolerate bitness. According to the definition of this term, the application runs as a 32-bit application, meaning the DOORS 9.6 client is not a natively-built 64-bit client. Is this correct? In which case, doesn't this mean that the DOORS client will be able to use only up to about 3 GB of the memory available on the 64-bit system? Not sure this is a problem, but I want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly.

Thanks

You said "According to the definition of this term, the application runs as a 32-bit application" but that is not quite the case. The actual definition says "The product or part of the product runs as a 32-bit application in a 64-bit operating environment". I suspect there is something further in the 'part of the product' bit which I'm looking into. I could see why this might be confusing.

You ask "doesn't this mean that the DOORS client will be able to use only up to about 3 GB of the memory available on the 64-bit system?" No, that is not true. It is indeed a native 64-bit client that can now use all extended physical memory.

Re: Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?
Mike.Scharnow - Wed Jan 28 06:43:53 EST 2015

Interestingly enough: For 9.6.0.0 the installation zip contains both versions: 32-bit (client and Server) and 64-bit (client only). It seems from 9.6.1 onwards, IBM wants to completely omit the 32-bit client version

Re: Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?
kourosh - Thu Jan 29 15:18:18 EST 2015

suvamara - Tue Jan 27 19:05:49 EST 2015

Thanks. That helps. I guess the confusion is with the 64-bit Tolerate bitness. According to the definition of this term, the application runs as a 32-bit application, meaning the DOORS 9.6 client is not a natively-built 64-bit client. Is this correct? In which case, doesn't this mean that the DOORS client will be able to use only up to about 3 GB of the memory available on the 64-bit system? Not sure this is a problem, but I want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly.

Thanks

Hi, a further update: The link which you have previously provided has now been corrected:

http://www-969.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity-reports/report/html/softwareReqsForProduct?deliverableId=1386338636857&duComponentIds=Desktop

It now shows the 9.6.1 client as 64-bit Exploit.

Re: Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?
kourosh - Thu Jan 29 15:19:14 EST 2015

Mike.Scharnow - Wed Jan 28 06:43:53 EST 2015

Interestingly enough: For 9.6.0.0 the installation zip contains both versions: 32-bit (client and Server) and 64-bit (client only). It seems from 9.6.1 onwards, IBM wants to completely omit the 32-bit client version

Yes, the Fix Pack for the DOORS 9.6.0.1 client is the last version which also has a 32 bit version.

Re: Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?
WardEdwards - Tue Feb 03 15:39:24 EST 2015

What about the Doors Database server?   are both 64 and 32 bit versions available?  

Re: Is DOORS 9.6.1 a 64-bit client?
Mike.Scharnow - Tue Feb 03 17:47:52 EST 2015

WardEdwards - Tue Feb 03 15:39:24 EST 2015

What about the Doors Database server?   are both 64 and 32 bit versions available?  

No, only 32 bit. It seems that at this moment there's no need to create a 64 bit version of the server - well, this makes sense as the server does not have such memory management issues as the client.