Supported operating environments

WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker is supported in the following environments:

Operating system Software1 Hardware1
AIX

AIX Version 5.1 with
Maintenance Level 3 plus PTF U476951
or Maintenance Level 4
AIX Version 5.2 with
Maintenance Level 1 plus
PTF for APAR IY44922

IBM e(logo)server™ pSeries™
IBM RS/6000® processor machines

HP-UX

HP-UX Version 11.0 with
September 2002 QPK
HP-UX Version 11i (11.11)
with December 2002 QPK
plus HP defect fix IY11155

Hewlett-Packard HP-9000
processor machines

Linux® on Intel®

Linux Intel (IA32) RedHat
Advanced Server Version 2.1
Linux Intel (IA32) SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Version 8 (8.1 GA or Service Pack 2a)
Linux Intel (IA32) United Linux 1.0
plus Service Pack 2a

IBM e(logo)server xSeries® or
equivalent Intel based systems

Linux on zSeries®

Linux zSeries (31-bit) SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Version 8 (8.1 GA or Service Pack 2)

IBM e(logo)server zSeries 600
or e(logo)server 700 Server

Solaris

Solaris Version 2.8 or Version 2.9 with
SunSolve recommended patch level

Sun Microsystems SPARC
processor machines

Windows

Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and
Advanced Server with Service Pack 3
or Service Pack 4
Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 1
Windows 2003

IBM e(logo)server xSeries or
equivalent Intel based system2
IBM e(logo)server iSeries™ Server using
the IBM Integrated xSeries Server

z/OS3

IBM z/OS® V1R3 (at RSU0305)
or V1R4 (at RSU0302)

Any server capable of running
one of the listed IBM z/OS releases

Notes:
  1. Always check the readme.html file for the latest information about supported hardware and software. You can find this on the WebSphere MQ family product readmes Web page.
  2. The Message Brokers Toolkit for WebSphere Studio requires any Intel Pentium® III (or higher) processor-based IBM PC or compatible, with 700 or more MHz processor speed and a minimum of 512 MB RAM. You cannot install this component on Windows 2003.

    Start of changeThe requirements are the same for Message Brokers Toolkit Version 5.0 and Version 5.1. Refer to Different versions of the Message Brokers Toolkit to decide which toolkit you require (you cannot install both versions on one system).End of change

  3. Refer to the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker for z/OS Program Directory for further details.

WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker components connect to each other using WebSphere MQ facilities. You must ensure a compatible level of connectivity software to support these connections. For details of support, see the relevant section in the WebSphere MQ Quick Beginnings book for your operating environment.

Related tasks
Checking the operating environment
Checking software prerequisites

Related reference
Installation requirements
Supported databases