Hardware, software, and database requirements
Review the requirements information to identify operating system, file system, and compatibility requirements, prerequisite tasks, and other information that is required to install or upgrade HCL Compass.
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) requirement
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- For the HCL Compass installation,
you must have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) compatible with Java 8 installed before you
install Compass. During the Compass installation, you must set the path to
the java executable in your JRE installation if you plan to use any of the Java-based
components for the product. See the list of Java-based components on the installation panel.
Compass does not ship with its own JRE,
but instead uses a JRE that is already installed on your system. If you do not have a JRE
already, you can obtain one from Adoptium at https://adoptium.net.Tip: For the initial installation of a JRE, install it in a folder of your choice with a folder name that does not identify the version number for the Java. As an example, use a folder name like "jre" instead of "jre_v8.0." Later, when you want to install a new updated Java (as an example, jre_v8.5), install the updated Java into the same file system location as the initial Java. Then no reconfiguration of Compass will be needed because of a new JRE. For more information, see the Reconfiguring Compass to use a different JRE topic
- For the HCL Compass installation,
you must have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) compatible with Java 8 installed before you
install Compass. During the Compass installation, you must set the path to
the java executable in your JRE installation if you plan to use any of the Java-based
components for the product. See the list of Java-based components on the installation panel.
Compass does not ship with its own JRE,
but instead uses a JRE that is already installed on your system. If you do not have a JRE
already, you can obtain one from Adoptium at https://adoptium.net.
- HCL Compass User Interface Requirements
- The HCL Compass user interface is
supported on the following browsers:
- Google Chrome version 80 and higher
- Mozilla Firefox version 80 and higher
- Microsoft Edge version 80 and higher
For more detailed information, see the HCL Compass system requirements information and the installation and upgrade information in this information center.