Platform configurations and communication protocol considerations

The communication protocol you use depends on the platform configuration of WebSphere® Application Server and IMS™. The IMS resource adapter can be deployed to WebSphere Application Server for distributed platforms (AIX®, HP_UX, Linux, Linux for z/OS®, Solaris, or Windows®) and to WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. The IMS resource adapter, deployed in WebSphere Application Server, can communicate with IMS Connect using either the TCP/IP or Local Option communication protocol. Where TCP/IP uses sockets, Local Option provides non-socket access (an MVS™ program call) to IMS Connect from WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.

The following table describes the relationship between the different platform configurations, communication protocols, and global transaction support:

Platform of WebSphere Application Server with IMS resource adapter Supported communication protocol Global transaction (two-phase-commit) support
AIX TCP/IP Yes*
HP_UX TCP/IP Yes*
Linux TCP/IP Yes*
Linux for zSeries® and S/390® TCP/IP Yes*
Solaris TCP/IP Yes*
Windows TCP/IP Yes*
z/OS, OS/390® TCP/IP

Local Option

Yes*

Yes 

* Global transaction support with TCP/IP requires IMS Connect 2.1 or later.

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