Requirements
This page outlines the requirements for using each ScalarDB component, including the programming languages and their versions, supported databases and their versions, and the necessary configurations.
Core
ScalarDB Core is a key component of ScalarDB, providing a database manager with an abstraction layer that abstracts underlying databases. For more information, see ScalarDB Design.
Languages and runtimes
ScalarDB Core provides a Java client SDK for interacting with ScalarDB. It also includes tools, such as Schema Loader and Data Loader, which run on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
Java
The ScalarDB Core library is available on the Maven Central Repository. You can add the library as a build dependency to your application by using Gradle or Maven. For more details, see Add ScalarDB to Your Build.
For building applications that integrate with the library, the following Java Development Kits (JDKs) are verified and supported.
- Oracle JDK: 8, 11, 17 or 21 (LTS versions)
- OpenJDK (Eclipse Temurin, Amazon Corretto, or Microsoft Build of OpenJDK): 8, 11, 17 or 21 (LTS versions)
Java Runtime Environments (JREs) of these JDKs are also supported for running the tools.
Databases
ScalarDB runs on top of the following databases and their versions.
Relational databases
- Oracle Database
- IBM Db2
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Amazon Aurora MySQL
- Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
- MariaDB
- SQL Server
- SQLite
- YugabyteDB
| Version | Oracle Database 23ai | Oracle Database 21c | Oracle Database 19c | 
|---|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Version | Db2 12.1 | Db2 11.5 | 
|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ❌ | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ❌ | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ❌ | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ❌ | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ❌ | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ❌ | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ❌ | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ❌ | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ❌ | ❌ | 
Only Linux, UNIX, and Windows versions of Db2 are supported. The z/OS version is not currently supported.
| Version | MySQL 8.4 | MySQL 8.0 | 
|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Version | PostgreSQL 17 | PostgreSQL 16 | PostgreSQL 15 | PostgreSQL 14 | PostgreSQL 13 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Version | Aurora MySQL 3 | Aurora MySQL 2 | 
|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Version | Aurora PostgreSQL 17 | Aurora PostgreSQL 16 | Aurora PostgreSQL 15 | Aurora PostgreSQL 14 | Aurora PostgreSQL 13 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Version | MariaDB 11.4 | MariaDB 10.11 | 
|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Version | SQL Server 2022 | SQL Server 2019 | SQL Server 2017 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Version | SQLite 3 | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ❌ | 
| Version | YugabyteDB 2 | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ❌ | 
NoSQL databases
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Apache Cassandra
- Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
| Version | DynamoDB | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | 
| Version | Cassandra 4.1 | Cassandra 4.0 | Cassandra 3.11 | Cassandra 3.0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Version | Cosmos DB for NoSQL | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.14 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.13 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.12 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.11 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.10 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.9 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.8 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB 3.7 | ✅ | 
For details on how to configure each database, see Configurations for the Underlying Databases of ScalarDB.
Database permission requirements
ScalarDB requires specific permissions to perform its operations on the underlying databases.
Oracle Database
If you're using Oracle Database, the following privileges must be granted.
- Oracle Database 23ai
- Oracle Database 21c
- Oracle Database 19c
- CREATE SESSION
- CREATE USER
- DROP USER
- ALTER USER
- CREATE ANY TABLE
- DROP ANY TABLE
- CREATE ANY INDEX
- DROP ANY INDEX
- ALTER ANY TABLE
- SELECT ANY TABLE
- INSERT ANY TABLE
- UPDATE ANY TABLE
- DELETE ANY TABLE
- CREATE SESSION
- CREATE USER
- DROP USER
- ALTER USER
- CREATE ANY TABLE
- DROP ANY TABLE
- CREATE ANY INDEX
- DROP ANY INDEX
- ALTER ANY TABLE
- SELECT ANY TABLE
- INSERT ANY TABLE
- UPDATE ANY TABLE
- DELETE ANY TABLE
- CREATE SESSION
- CREATE USER
- DROP USER
- ALTER USER
- CREATE ANY TABLE
- DROP ANY TABLE
- CREATE ANY INDEX
- DROP ANY INDEX
- ALTER ANY TABLE
- SELECT ANY TABLE
- INSERT ANY TABLE
- UPDATE ANY TABLE
- DELETE ANY TABLE
IBM Db2
If you're using Db2, the following authorities must be granted.
- Db2 12.1
- Db2 11.5
- DBADM
- DATAACCESS
- DBADM
- DATAACCESS
MySQL
If you're using MySQL, the following privileges must be granted.
- MySQL 8.4
- MySQL 8.0
- CREATE
- DROP
- INDEX
- ALTER
- SELECT
- INSERT
- UPDATE
- DELETE
- CREATE
- DROP
- INDEX
- ALTER
- SELECT
- INSERT
- UPDATE
- DELETE
PostgreSQL
If you're using PostgreSQL, the following database role must be granted.
- PostgreSQL 17
- PostgreSQL 16
- PostgreSQL 15
- PostgreSQL 14
- PostgreSQL 13
- SUPERUSER
- SUPERUSER
- SUPERUSER
- SUPERUSER
- SUPERUSER
MariaDB
If you're using MariaDB, the following privileges must be granted.
- MariaDB 11.4
- MariaDB 10.11
- CREATE
- DROP
- INDEX
- ALTER
- SELECT
- INSERT
- UPDATE
- DELETE
- CREATE
- DROP
- INDEX
- ALTER
- SELECT
- INSERT
- UPDATE
- DELETE
SQL Server
If you're using SQL Server, the following database roles must be granted.
- SQL Server 2022
- SQL Server 2019
- SQL Server 2017
- db_ddladmin
- db_datareader
- db_datawriter
- db_ddladmin
- db_datareader
- db_datawriter
- db_ddladmin
- db_datareader
- db_datawriter
YugabyteDB
If you're using YugabyteDB, the following database role must be granted.
- SUPERUSER
Amazon DynamoDB
If you're using Amazon DynamoDB, the following actions must be granted.
- dynamodb:ConditionCheckItem
- dynamodb:PutItem
- dynamodb:ListTables
- dynamodb:DeleteItem
- dynamodb:Scan
- dynamodb:Query
- dynamodb:UpdateItem
- dynamodb:DeleteTable
- dynamodb:UpdateContinuousBackups
- dynamodb:CreateTable
- dynamodb:DescribeTable
- dynamodb:GetItem
- dynamodb:DescribeContinuousBackups
- dynamodb:UpdateTable
- application-autoscaling:RegisterScalableTarget
- application-autoscaling:DeleteScalingPolicy
- application-autoscaling:PutScalingPolicy
- application-autoscaling:DeregisterScalableTarget
- application-autoscaling:TagResource
Apache Cassandra
If you're using Apache Cassandra, the following privileges must be granted.
- Cassandra 3.11
- Cassandra 3.0
- CREATE
- DROP
- ALTER
- SELECT
- MODIFY
- CREATE
- DROP
- ALTER
- SELECT
- MODIFY
Cluster
ScalarDB Cluster is a component that provides a clustering solution for the Core component to work as a clustered server. For more information, see ScalarDB Design.
Languages and runtimes
ScalarDB Cluster provides Java and .NET client SDKs that wrap gRPC-generated clients for ease of use.
Java
The Java client SDK for ScalarDB Cluster is available on the Maven Central Repository. You can add the library as a build dependency to your application by using Gradle or Maven. For more details, see Add ScalarDB Cluster Java Client SDK to your build.
For building applications that integrate with the library, the following Java Development Kits (JDKs) are verified and supported:
- Oracle JDK: 8, 11, 17 or 21 (LTS versions)
- OpenJDK (Eclipse Temurin, Amazon Corretto, or Microsoft Build of OpenJDK): 8, 11, 17 or 21 (LTS versions)
.NET
The .NET client SDK for ScalarDB Cluster is available as a NuGet package. For more details, see Install the SDK.
For building applications that integrate with the library, the following .NET versions are verified and supported:
Other languages
Since ScalarDB Cluster uses gRPC, you can also create your own client in your preferred language by using the generated clients from the proto file. If you need the proto file, please contact support.
Databases
Since ScalarDB Cluster uses Core to interact with databases, the requirements for databases are the same as those for Core. For more information, see Databases.
Required ports
ScalarDB Cluster requires the following ports to be accessible. These default port numbers can be configured as needed:
- 60053 (Administrative API / Transactional API / SQL API / pause operation)
- 8080 (GraphQL)
- 9080 (metrics)
Kubernetes
ScalarDB Cluster is provided as a cluster consisting of one or more Pods on the Kubernetes platform in production environments. ScalarDB Cluster supports the following platforms and tools.
Platform
- Kubernetes: 1.31 - 1.34
- Red Hat OpenShift: TBD
Package manager
- Helm: 3.5+
Analytics
ScalarDB Analytics is a component that provides scalable analytical processing for the data managed by the Core component or managed by applications that don't use ScalarDB. For more information, see ScalarDB Design.
Spark
ScalarDB Analytics uses Apache Spark for the query engine. It supports the following versions of Spark.
| ScalarDB Analytics Version | Spark Versions | Scala Versions | 
|---|---|---|
| 3.16 | 3.5, 3.4 | 2.13, 2.12 | 
| 3.15 | 3.5, 3.4 | 2.13, 2.12 | 
| 3.14 | 3.5, 3.4 | 2.13, 2.12 | 
Languages and runtimes
ScalarDB Analytics provides a Java library for running federated queries on Spark. It also provides a tool called ScalarDB Analytics CLI, which runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
Since Spark and Scala may be incompatible among different minor versions, the library offers different artifacts for various Spark and Scala versions, named in the format scalardb-analytics-spark-all-<SPARK_VERSION>_<SCALA_VERSION>. Make sure that you select the artifact matching the Spark and Scala versions you're using. For example, if you're using Spark 3.5 with Scala 2.13, you must specify scalardb-analytics-spark-all-3.5_2.13.
Java
The library is available on the Maven Central Repository. You need to specify the library when setting up Spark. For more details, see Set up ScalarDB Analytics in the Spark configuration.
The ScalarDB Analytics library is built with JDK 11 to be able to be integrated with various Spark environments.
For running ScalarDB Analytics CLI, the following JREs are verified and supported:
- Oracle JDK: 21
- OpenJDK (Eclipse Temurin, Amazon Corretto, or Microsoft Build of OpenJDK): 21
Databases
ScalarDB Analytics runs on top of the following databases and their versions.
ScalarDB
ScalarDB Analytics can run analytical queries on the databases managed by ScalarDB Core and Cluster. It uses the ScalarDB Core library of the same version to interact with these databases, as shown below.
| ScalarDB Analytics version | ScalarDB Core version | 
|---|---|
| 3.16 | 3.16 | 
| 3.15 | 3.15 | 
| 3.14 | 3.14 | 
For the supported databases and their versions, see Databases.
Relational databases
ScalarDB Analytics can run analytical queries on the following relational databases not managed by ScalarDB Core and Cluster.
- Oracle Database
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- SQL Server
| Version | Oracle Database 23ai | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.14 | ✅ | 
| Version | MySQL 8.0 | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.14 | ✅ | 
| Version | PostgreSQL 16 | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.14 | ✅ | 
| Version | SQL Server 2019 | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.14 | ✅ | 
NoSQL databases
ScalarDB Analytics can run analytical queries on the following NoSQL databases not managed by ScalarDB Core and Cluster.
- Amazon DynamoDB
| Version | DynamoDB | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.15 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.14 | ✅ | 
Analytical platforms
ScalarDB Analytics can run analytical queries on the following analytical platforms not managed by ScalarDB Core and Cluster.
- Databricks
- Snowflake
| Version | Databricks | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.15 | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.14 | ❌ | 
| Version | Snowflake | 
|---|---|
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.16 | ✅ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.15 | ❌ | 
| ScalarDB Analytics 3.14 | ❌ | 
Database permission requirements
ScalarDB Analytics requires read permissions to perform its operations on the underlying databases.
For databases managed under ScalarDB Core and Cluster, the databases are already configured according to Database permission requirements, so no additional configuration is required.
For databases not managed under ScalarDB Core and Cluster, make sure you register your data sources with users who have read permission on the data sources. For instructions on registering your data sources, see Create your catalog.
The ScalarDB Analytics server also requires permissions to manage catalog information in its database. Create a user with permission according to Database permission requirements and set the user to the ScalarDB Analytics server configuration.
Required ports
ScalarDB Analytics requires the following ports to be accessible. These default port numbers can be configured as needed:
- 11051 (catalog service)
- 11052 (metering service)
- The port number that Apache Spark uses depends on how you deploy the Spark cluster. For details on which ports you need to make accessible, please refer to your Spark service provider's documentation.
Kubernetes
The server component of ScalarDB Analytics (ScalarDB Analytics server) is provided as a Pod on the Kubernetes platform in production environments. ScalarDB Analytics supports the following platforms and tools.
Platform
- Kubernetes: 1.31 - 1.34
- Red Hat OpenShift: TBD
Package manager
- Helm: 3.5+