TCx® Sky Operating System
A retail-optimized operating system that’s designed to excel in the high-availability, high-stakes retail environment, giving you the peace of mind to operate your stores reliably and securely.
Meet TCx® Sky Operating System.
About This Item
General Info
- 64-bit commercial-grade Linux 8 retail optimized infrastructure
- Multiple controller feature keeps your store online in the event of a hardware failure
- Virtual controller feature for enterprise server consolidation
- Docker and Linux containers give you more control over new applications
- Python scripting development environment makes implementing new functions easy
- Open-source Mbrowser 52.2, packed with security features
MINIMIZE RISK
REDUCED DOWNTIME
MAINTENANCE
MINIMIZE COST
Increased Security
Customers are increasingly concerned with protecting their data. They want to know that when they swipe their credit card in your store or share their email address with you, their information will be safe. There are many steps to creating a more secure retail enterprise, and that process begins with the operating system. With TCx Sky, you can be sure that your enterprise data and customer data are safe and secure. TCx Sky’s industry-standard Linux secure shell provides strong authentication and secure encrypted data. Additionally, all communication between the client and server systems is encrypted. Combined with a centralized security management dashboard and streamlined workflows, TCx Sky works seamlessly to protect your business against the latest vulnerabilities and keep your systems available, reliable and secure..
Specifications
Toshiba TCx® Sky Technical Requirements:
Hardware Requirements
- Minimum 2GB of memory
- 64-bit enabled processor and chipset
- 64GB or greater HDD/SSD for Controller
- 64GB or greater HDD/SSD for Terminals that utilize an HDD/SSD
System Units Supported
| Name | Machine Type | Model | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCx®810 | 6201 | 25C, 253, 255, 257, 26C, 263, 265, 267, 29C, 293, 295, 297 | ||
| TCx®800 | 6200 | 10C, 11C, 13C, 103, 113, 133, 105, 115, 135, 107, 117, 137 | ||
| TCxWave® | 6140 | 100, 120, A3R, 14C, 145, 15C, 155 | ||
| TCx®700 | 4900 | 746, 786, C46, C86 | ||
| SurePOS 700 | 4900 | 745, 785, C45, C85 | ||
| SurePOS 700 | 4800 | C43, F43, 743, 783, C84, 784 | ||
| TCx®300 | 4810 | 360, 370, 380 | ||
| SurePOS 300 | 4810 | 350 |
Select models of the following IBM / Lenovo Series x servers*
- HS23 Blade Server
- HS12 Blade Server
- x3250M5
- x3100M5
- x3300M4
- x3250M4
- x3100M4
Software Requirements
- Java applications must be able to run on TDK8 (OpenJDK8 based)*see note
- OS will run on Linux layer
- OS (Linux layer) extensions must be validated in 64-bit environment
- Remote Management Agent V3.2.2 (now sold separately)
Note: The Javax.com functions providing an interface to serial devices from Java is deprecated and will be removed from TCx Sky packages at the end of 2019. RxTx , an open source alternative, is provided in TCx Sky V1.2 to allow applications sufficient time to make the needed changes to move to the new interface.
View full Technical Specifications
