Operating system requirements

You must have the correct level of operating system software before you install WebSphere Event Broker. Operating system software requirements are as follows:

Operating system Requirements1
AIX
  • AIX Version 5.2 with Maintenance Level 3
  • AIX Version 5.3 with Maintenance Level 2
HP-UX
  • HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) (plus December 2003 QPK)
Linux (x86 platform)2
  • Linux Intel IA32 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V3.0 (plus Update 2) (Kernel Version 2.4.21)
  • Linux Intel IA32 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 (Kernel Version 2.6)
Linux (zSeries platform)
  • Linux zSeries (31-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V3.0 (plus Update 2) (Kernel Version 2.4.21)
  • Linux zSeries (31-bit) SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 (Kernel Version 2.6)
Solaris
  • Solaris 8 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level and Patch ID 111308-05)3
  • Solaris 9 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level)
Windows®
  • Windows XP Professional4
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
z/OS5
  • z/OS 1.5 or later
Notes:
  1. Always check the readme.html file for the latest information about supported software. A readme file is supplied on the product CD (for runtime components) and on the Message Brokers Toolkit CD, and you can access it from the final panel of the relevant installation program. However, the files are updated occasionally and you must access the WebSphere MQ family product readmes Web page to check that you have the latest level.
  2. You might require the following additional packages on Linux (x86 platform) These are available with the operating system:
    • If you chose to install in graphical mode, compatibility libraries are required:
      • Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server 3.0: package compat-libstdc++
      • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server: package compat (at version 2002.12.6.0 or later)
      These are not required for console or silent installations.
    • If you want to use the package monitor (RPM), the rpm-build package is required.
  3. This patch provides multithreaded malloc support on Solaris 8. It is required because the standard system malloc library is optimized for single threaded applications, but the broker typically runs many threads and requires the multithreaded mtmalloc.
  4. Support is for development and test purposes only, not for production.
  5. See the Program Directory for WebSphere Event Broker for z/OS or the Program Directory for WebSphere Rules and Formatter Option for z/OS for further details. In particular, review the information in "Preventative Service Planning".
Related tasks
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