V15.0.0 System Requirements
This document summarizes the hardware and software supported by VAST Platform 2026 v 15.0.0. If you are running the EMSRV library manager program, you should refer to EMSRV requirements (below)
Operating System Summary
VAST Platform 2026 v15.0.0 is a Windows and Linux release. VAST Platform supports ARM processor in addition to the Intel processor. Installers specific to each processor are available.
This table shows the release level(s) of operating systems that are supported by this release of VAST Platform and the associated software requirements.
The minimum hardware requirements are the same as those documented by the operating system platform that VAST Platform is running on with the additional requirement of 75 MB (plus 65 MB for on-line documentation) for Client installs and 300 MB (with additional disk space for growth) for Manager installs. On Linux operating systems, VAST Platform requires a color display supported by X-Window System Version 11 Release 5 and OSF/Motif Version 1.2, 2.1, 2.3.
Note: Significant performance improvements will be observed with systems that exceed the minimum hardware requirements.
Operating System
Software
Windows
Win 11
Win 2022 Server*
Win 2025 Server*
 
Note: VAST 64-bit on Windows supports Intel/AMD processors and ARM processors
VAST 32-bit on Windows only supports Intel/AMD processors
 
* HiDPI support is limited when using multimonitor setup.
Database Requirements
DB2 versions 10.1 through 12.x
ORACLE 8i 10gR1 through 23.x
PostgreSQL 10.x through 17.x
SQLite 3.8.x through 3.44.x
Microsoft SQL Server ODBC 17.x through v19.x
ODBC 3.0  through 3.1
 
 
Linux (glibc of 2.28 or greater and Motif )
At least the following versions:
RedHat Enterprise 8.4
openSUSE Leap v15.3
Debian 10
Ubuntu 18
Fedora 29
Mint 20
Raspberry Pi OS (Debian v10-based)
 
Note: VAST on Linux supports Intel/AMD/ARM/AArch64 (v7, v8) processors
 
 
 
 
 
Both 32-bit & 64-bit operating systems
are supported where available
 
EMSRV Requirements:
The EMSRV 7.2 library manager program is supported on the same operating system platforms as shown above.
The EMSRV 7.2 library manager program is supported when its repository files reside on any file system supported by the operating system platform where it is running.
Last modified date: 02/03/2026