The ColdFusion MX 7 system requirements are available on the Macromedia web site. To view the system requirements, including a list of supported J2EE application servers, go to www.macromedia.com/go/sysreqscf.
To use third-party JDBC type 4 drivers, see Connecting to an external JDBC Type 4 data source. The installation instructions also describe how to provide ODBC database support on Windows.