Updated 11/28/2005
This page describes the minimum product levels you should have installed before opening a problem report with the WebSphere Application Server support team. Because other products frequently ship fixes, updates, and new releases, we cannot test every possible configuration. In general, you can install and run with updates to supported products if those updates are forward compatible. For additional information on available support for configurations that do not appear in the following list, click here.
WebSphere Application Server for Developers Version 5.1.1
+ Product is included with this WebSphere edition
| Operating Systems (Required) See Footnote 2. |
WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| AIX 5L 5.1 with Recommended Maintenance package 5100-04 or 5100-05 AIX 5L product site |
X | |||||||||
| AIX 5L 5.2 with Recommended Maintenance package 5200-01, 5200-02 or 5200-03 AIX 5L product site |
X | |||||||||
| AIX 5L 5.3 AIX 5L product site |
X | Refer to the information center article, "Installing a V5.1.x product on a newly certified operating system", for installation instructions | ||||||||
| HP-UX 11iv1 with Quality Pack of December 2003 HP-UX 11i product site |
X | Review relevant OS requirements from the HP Patch Information Web Site | ||||||||
| OS/400 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 | X | |||||||||
| Red Flag Advanced Server 4.0 Red Flag Advanced Server 4.0 product site |
X | - Supported in China only - Support for Red Flag is only available through the IBM China support centers |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS for Intel 2.1 or 2.1 Update 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site |
X | |||||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 Update 1 or 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site |
X | X | X | Reference technote #1164634 before installation | ||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site |
X | X | X | - Reference technote #1206183 before installation - Special note regarding 31-bit kernel support for this version of Linux, see footnote 3 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES/WS 3.0 Update 1 or 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site |
X | Reference technote #1164634 before installation | ||||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES/WS 4.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site |
X | Reference technote #1206183 before installation | ||||||||
| Solaris 8 with the Recommended Patch Cluster of November 2003 Sun product site |
X | |||||||||
| Solaris 9 with the Recommended Patch Cluster of November 2003 Sun product site |
X | |||||||||
| UnitedLinux 1.0 United Linux product site |
X | X | All Linux distributions powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 for zSeries, pSeries and iSeries are supported | |||||||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SuSE Linux product site |
X | X | ||||||||
| Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8 powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 Turbolinux product site |
X | X | ||||||||
| UnitedLinux 1.0 SP2a United Linux product site |
X | All Linux distributions powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SP2a for Linux on x86 are supported | ||||||||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SP2a SuSE Linux product site |
X | |||||||||
| Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8 powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SP2a Turbolinux product site |
X | |||||||||
| Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SP2a | X | |||||||||
| UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3 United Linux product site |
X | X | X | All Linux distributions powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3 are supported | ||||||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3 SuSE Linux product site |
X | X | X | |||||||
| Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8 powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3 Turbolinux product site |
X | X | X | |||||||
| Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3 | X | X | X | |||||||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SuSE Linux product site |
X | X | X | - Reference technote #1182138
before installation - Special note regarding 31-bit kernel support for this version of Linux, see footnote 3 |
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| Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3 or SP4 Windows 2000 product site |
X | |||||||||
| Windows 2000 Server SP3 or SP4 Windows 2000 product site |
X | |||||||||
| Windows XP Professional SP1a Windows XP Professional product site |
X | |||||||||
| Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Windows Server 2003 product site |
X | |||||||||
| Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Windows Server 2003 product site |
X | |||||||||
| Windows Server 2003, Standard Windows Server 2003 product site |
X | |||||||||
| Web Servers (required) Refer to the information center article, Configuring Web server plug-ins. |
WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| Apache Server 1.3.28 Apache Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the Apache Web server on AIX, HP,
Linux, Solaris, and Windows -- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server |
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| Apache Server 2.0.47 Apache Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the Apache Web server on AIX, HP,
Linux, Solaris, and Windows -- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server |
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| Covalent Enterprise Ready Server 1.4 (based on Apache 1.3.28) Covalent Enterprise Ready Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server | ||||
| Covalent Enterprise Ready Server 2.3.2 (based on Apache 2.0.42) Covalent Enterprise Ready Server product site |
X | X | X | X | z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server | |||||
| Covalent Enterprise Ready Server 2.4 (based on Apache 2.0.48) Covalent Enterprise Ready Server product site |
X | X | X | X | z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server | |||||
| Covalent Enterprise Ready Server FastStart Edition 2.3.2 (based on Apache
2.0.42) Covalent Fast Start Server product site |
X | X | X | X | z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server | |||||
| Covalent FastStart Server 2.2 (based on Apache 1.3.27) Covalent Fast Start Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server | ||||
| IBM HTTP Server 1.3.28 BM HTTP Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IHS Web server on AIX, HP, Linux,
Solaris, and Windows -- HP patch PHSS_26946 is required |
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| + | IBM HTTP Server 1.3.28.1 IBM HTTP Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IHS Web server on AIX, HP, Linux,
Solaris, and Windows -- HP patch PHSS_26946 is required |
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| IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42.2 IBM HTTP Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IHS Web server on AIX, HP, Linux, Solaris, and Windows | ||
| IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47 IBM HTTP Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IHS Web server on AIX, HP, Linux,
Solaris, and Windows -- HP patch PHSS_26946 is required |
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| + | IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47.1 IBM HTTP Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IHS Web server on AIX, HP, Linux,
Solaris, and Windows -- HP patch PHSS_26946 is required |
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| IBM HTTP Server for iSeries (powered by Apache) IBM HTTP Server for iSeries product site |
X | IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IBM HTTP Server for iSeries (powered by Apache) which supports Apache 2.0.47 | ||||||||
| Internet Information Services 4.0, 5.0 or 6.0 Internet Information Services 5.0 product site Internet Information Services 6.0 product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IIS Web server on Windows -- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server |
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| Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 5.0.12 Lotus Domino product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | IBM provides plug-in binaries for the Lotus Domino Web server on AIX, HP, Linux, Solaris, and Windows | |
| Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 6.0.2, 6.0.3 or 6.5.1 Lotus Domino product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | IBM provides plug-in binaries for the Lotus Domino Web server on AIX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows | |
| Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP2, SP5 or SP7 Sun product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | IBM provides plug-in binaries for the Sun One Web server on AIX, HP, Linux, Solaris, and Windows | ||
| Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP1 Sun product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Support is provided, if at all, for the HTTP server functionality of
this server only -- Reference Tech Note #1171754 before installation -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the Sun Java System Web server on AIX, HP, Linux, Solaris, and Windows |
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| Databases | WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| Cloudscape 5.1.33 Cloudscape v5.1 product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Can be used for production with the appropriate license | ||
| + | Cloudscape 5.1.60.5 Cloudscape v5.1 product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Available for samples and development -- Can be used for production with the appropriate license |
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| DB2 for z/OS v7 DB2 for z/OS product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Requires DB2 Connect except on the z/OS platform | ||
| DB2 for z/OS v8 DB2 for z/OS product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 for iSeries 5.1 or 5.2 DB2 for iSeries product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DB2 Connect 7.2 FP11 or FP12 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Enterprise Edition 7.2 FP11 or FP12 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Enterprise-Extended Edition 7.2 FP11 or FP12 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Workgroup Edition 7.2 FP11 or FP12 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Connect 8.1 FP3, FP4a, FP5, FP6a, FP7, FP8, FP9 or FP10 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Connect 8.2, 8.2 FP1, FP2 or FP3 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 8.1 FP3, FP4a, FP5, FP6a, FP7, FP8, FP9 or FP10 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 8.2, 8.2 FP1, FP2 or FP3 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Express 8.1 FP3, FP4a, FP5, FP6a, FP7, FP8, FP9 or FP10 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Express 8.2, 8.2 FP1, FP2 or FP3 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 8.1 FP3, FP4a, FP5, FP6a, FP7, FP8, FP9 or FP10 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 8.2, 8.2 FP1, FP2 or FP3 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Information Integrator 8.1 FP3, FP4a, FP5, FP6a, FP7, FP8, FP9 or FP10 DB2 Information Integrator product site |
X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| DB2 Information Integrator 8.2, 8.2 FP1, FP2 or FP3 DB2 Information Integrator product site |
X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Informix Dynamic Server 7.31, 9.3 or 9.4 Informix Dynamic Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | -- An issue with XA transactions exist. Reference Tech Note #1172548 -- Requires Informix JDBC driver |
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| Oracle 8i Standard/Enterprise Release 3 - 8.1.7.4 Oracle Database product site |
X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Oracle 9i Standard/Enterprise Release 2 - 9.2.0.3 or 9.2.0.4 Oracle Database product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Oracle 10g JDBC Driver is supported to run against Oracle 9i database -- Not certified on IBM zSeries base Linux |
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| SQL Server Enterprise 2000 SP 3a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 product site |
X | X | X | X | See JDBC Driver Manager section | |||||
| Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.0 Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise product site |
X | X | X | X | Requires jConnect 5.2 EBF 10635 or later | |||||
| Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.0.3 Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise product site |
X | X | X | X | X | Requires jConnect 5.2 EBF 10635 or later | ||||
| JDBC Driver Managers For driver types, see Footnote 1 |
WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| Data Direct Sequelink 5.4 DataDirect SequeLink product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition | ||
| + | IBM WebSphere embedded Sequelink 5.4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition | |
| Data Direct Connect JDBC 3.3 DataDirect Connect JDBC product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition | ||
| + | IBM WebSphere embedded Connect JDBC 3.3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition | |
| DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 1.3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Included with DB2 v8.1 FP3 -- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients -- Currently no JTA/XA support in type 4 driver, for JTA/XA use the universal JDBC type 2 driver |
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| DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 1.5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Included with DB2 v8.1 FP4a -- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients -- Currently no JTA/XA support in type 4 driver, for JTA/XA use the universal JDBC type 2 driver |
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| DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 1.9 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Included with DB2 v8.1 FP5 -- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients -- Currently no JTA/XA support in type 4 driver, for JTA/XA use the universal JDBC type 2 driver |
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| DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 2.2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Included with DB2 v8.1 FP6 -- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients -- Currently no JTA/XA support in type 4 driver, for JTA/XA use the universal JDBC type 2 driver |
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| DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 2.3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Included with DB2 v8.1 FP7 and v8.2 -- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients |
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| DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 2.5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Included with DB2 v8.1 FP8 and v8.2 FP1 -- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients |
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| DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 2.6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Included with DB2 v8.1 FP9 and v8.2 FP2 -- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients |
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| DB2 Legacy CLI Base JDBC Driver | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Informix JDBC Driver 2.21 Informix JDBC product site |
X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 JDBC Driver 2.2.0029 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition | |||
| Neon JDBC Driver 5.2 Neon System product site |
X | X | X | X | X | Supports DB2 for zOS V7 and V8 | ||||
| Oracle JDBC Driver Oracle JDBC product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | The Oracle 10g JDBC driver is supported with Oracle 9i | ||
| OS/400 Java Toolbox JDBC Driver 4.1 Toolbox for Java product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| OS/400 Native JDBC Driver | X | |||||||||
| Sybase jConnect 5.2 EBF 10635 Sybase jConnect product site |
X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Web Browsers (required for administration/configuration, InfoCenter access and sample program execution. There is no restriction nor certification of Web Browsers on clients that connect the server to display content) | WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| Mozilla 1.4 Mozilla 1.x product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Internet Explorer 5.5 SP 2 (on Windows) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Internet Explorer 6.0 (on Windows) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Netscape Communicator 4.79 (on AIX, Linux, Sun or Windows) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Java The WebSphere-supplied Java 2 SDK is required for both the run time and any remote Java clients |
WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| + | IBM 32-bit SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition, v1.4.2 | X | X | X | X | X | On Windows/x86 and Linux/x86, there is an optional Java Virtual Machine mode generally referred to as 'J9'. It is not the default operating mode. The J9 mode is for use with debugging tools only, and is not supported for use in production environments. For additional information on J9 please refer to technote #1221478. | |||
| IBM 32-bit SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition, v1.4.2 for iSeries | X | |||||||||
| + | HP SDK for J2SE HP-UX 11i platform, adapted by IBM for IBM Software, Version 1.4.2 | X | ||||||||
| + | IBM 32-bit SDK for Solaris, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4.2 | X | ||||||||
| LDAP Servers | WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| IBM Tivoli Directory Server 4.1 IBM Tivoli Directory Server product site |
X | |||||||||
| IBM Tivoli Directory Server 5.1 IBM Tivoli Directory Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| IBM Tivoli Directory Server 5.2 IBM Tivoli Directory Server product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Included with Network Deployment | ||
| IBM z/OS Security Server 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Ships with the z/OS Operating System | ||
| Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 5.0.12 Lotus Domino product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 6.0.2, 6.0.3 or 6.5.1 Lotus Domino product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 Novell eDirectory product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1 or 5.2 Sun product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Windows Active Directory 2000 or 2003 Windows Active Directory 2000 product site Windows Active Directory 2003 product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| WebSphere MQ | WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| WebSphere MQ 5.3 CSD 4 or CSD 7 WebSphere MQ product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | -- Available in the form of an external JMS provider as an alternative to the embedded JMS provider, which is included with the application server. | ||
| Security | WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| Tivoli Access Manager 5.1 -- For trust association Tivoli Access Manager product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Third Party ORBs | WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| Windows | AIX | HP | Sun | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | |||
| Borland's VisiBroker 5.2.1 or 60 Borland's VisiBroker product site |
X | X | X | Detailed platform coverage and documentation | ||||||
| Iona's Orbix E2A Standard Edition 6.0 Iona's Orbix product site |
X | X | X | Detailed platform coverage and documentation | ||||||
| Iona's Orbix Standard Edition 6.1 Iona's Orbix product site |
X | X | X | Detailed platform coverage and documentation | ||||||
For information regarding the supported WebSphere Application Server programming model, see the Version 5.1 Information Center and click WebSphere Application Server in the navigation pane. Refer to the Java 2 platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) specification of the Products overview view, and the Javadoc section of the Reference view.
1. Supported JDBC driver types:
| Vendor | Driver | Type | Remarks |
| IBM | DB2/CLI | 2 | |
| DB2/Universal | 2, 4 | ||
| OS/400 Toolbox 4.1 | 4 | ||
| OS/400 Native | 2 | ||
| Data Direct | Sequelink 5.4 | 3 | |
| Data Direct | Connect JDBC 3.3 | 4 | |
| Oracle | OCI | 2 | Requires ojdbc14.jar |
| Thin | 4 | Requires ojdbc14.jar | |
| Informix | 2.21 JC5 | 4 | |
| Microsoft | SQL Server 2000 | 4 | |
| Sybase | jConnect 5.2 | 4 | |
| Neon | JDBC Driver 5.2 | 2 |
2. For AIX Power PC, Solaris SPARC, and HP-UX PA-RISC platforms, WebSphere
Application Server has been tested as a 32-bit application on a 32-bit
kernel and on 64-bit machines booted with 64-bit kernels; however, 64-bit
mode is not exploited.
3. For zSeries, WebSphere Application Server has only been tested as a
31-bit application on 64-bit machines booted with a 64-bit kernel; however,
64-bit mode is not exploited. WebSphere Application Server as a 31-bit application on 31-bit or 64-bit
machines booted with 31-bit kernel is not supported.