Supported operating environments

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

Operating system Software1 Hardware1
AIX Start of change

AIX® Version 5.1 with
Maintenance Level 3 plus PTF U476951
or Maintenance Level 4

AIX Version 5.2 with
Maintenance Level 2 plus
PTF for APAR IY44922

AIX Version 5.3 with
Maintenance Level 2

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IBM e(logo)server™ pSeries™

IBM RS/6000® processor systems

IBM e(logo)server i5

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HP-UX (PA-RISC platform)

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 systems

Linux on Intel Start of change

Linux® Intel® (IA32) RedHat
Enterprise Linux AS 2.1

Linux Intel (IA32) RedHat
Enterprise Linux AS Version 3.02

Linux Intel (IA32) SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Version 8 (8.1 GA or Service Pack 2a)

Linux Intel (IA32) SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Version 92

Linux Intel (IA32) United Linux 1.0
plus Service Pack 2a

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

Linux on zSeries Start of change

Linux zSeries® (31-bit) RedHat
Enterprise Linux AS Version 3.02

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

Linux zSeries (31-bit) SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Version 92

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

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Sun Solaris Operating Environment 8, 9, or 10
with SunSolve recommended patch level

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Sun Microsystems SPARC
processor systems

Windows3

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Server, and
Advanced Server with Service Pack 3
or Service Pack 4

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1

Windows Server 2003
(Standard and Enterprise Editions)

IBM e(logo)server xSeries or
equivalent Intel system

IBM e(logo)server iSeries™ Server using
the IBM Integrated xSeries Server

z/OS4

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

Any server that supports
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. A readme file is supplied on the product media. However, the files are updated occasionally; access the product readmes Web page to check that you have the latest level.
  2. Start of changeAdditional requirements apply to RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 and to SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9 on both Linux on Intel and Linux on z/Series. The minimum supported configuration is:
    • WebSphere Business Integration Event Broker with Fix Pack 3
    • WebSphere MQ Version 5.3 with Fix Pack 6
    • JRE 1.4.2
    • DB2 8.1 plus FixPak5, or DB2 8.2
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  3. Start of changeThe following hardware and operating system limitations apply for Windows installations:
    • You cannot install the broker component on Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.
    • You cannot install the Message Brokers Toolkit for WebSphere Studio on Windows 2003.
    • You can install only the broker component on an iSeries Server.
    • 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.

      The toolkit includes this information center which requires Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.5, or Mozilla-based browsers version 1.x or higher, to display correctly. For best results, you are recommended to use Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or higher, or Mozilla-based browsers version 1.x or higher.

      The 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 computer).

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

WebSphere Business Integration Event 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.

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