WebSphere Application Server - Supported Prerequisites

Updated 11/28/2005

This page describes the minimum product levels you need installed before opening a problem report with the WebSphere Application Server support team. Because other products frequently ship fixes, updates, and new releases, it is not possible to test every 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 are not included in the following list, refer to support article WebSphere Application Server has grown and so have your requirements.

WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.1

+ Product is included with this WebSphere edition

  Operating Systems supported with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server
(See footnote 2)		 WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  AIX 5L 5.1 with Recommended Maintenance package 5100-05
AIX 5L product site		 X                  
  AIX 5L 5.2 with Recommended Maintenance package 5200-02 or 5200-03
AIX 5L product site		 X                  
  AIX 5L 5.3
AIX 5L product site		 X                 AIX APAR IY58143 is required
  HP-UX 11iv1 with Quality Pack of June 2004 plus required HP-UX patches for Java
HP-UX 11i product site		   X               Review relevant OS requirements from the HP Patch Information web site
  OS/400 5.2 or 5.3           X        
  Red Flag Advanced Server 4.1
Red Flag Advanced Server 4.1 product site		     X             - Supported in China only
- Support for Red Flag is only available through the IBM China support centers
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 Update 2, 3 or 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X X  X           
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X X  X          - Reference Tech Note #1201306 before installation
- Special note regarding 31-bit kernel support for this version of Linux, see footnote 3
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0 Update 2, 3 or 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X              
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X             Reference Tech Note #1201306 before installation
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 Update 2, 3 or 4
(supported for application design, development, and testing only; no support for production use)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X              
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4.0
(supported for application design, development, and testing only; no support for production use)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X             Reference Tech Note #1201306 before installation
  Solaris 8 with the Recommended Patch Cluster of June 2004
Sun product site		             X     Reference Tech Note #1188129 before installation
  Solaris 9 with the Recommended Patch Cluster of June 2004
Sun product site		             X     Reference Tech Note #1188129 before installation
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP3
SUSE Linux product site		     X X X          
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SUSE Linux product site		     X X X         Special note regarding 31-bit kernel support for this version of Linux, see footnote 3
  Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Windows 2000 product site		               X    
  Windows 2000 Server SP4
Windows 2000 product site		               X    
  Windows 2000 Professional SP4
(supported for application design, development, and testing only; no support for production use)
Windows 2000 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    
  Windows XP Professional SP1a or SP2
(supported for application design, development, and testing only; no support for production use)
Windows XP Professional product site		               X    
  z/OS 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7
z/OS product site		                 X  
  z/OS.e 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7
z/OS product site		                 X  
  Operating Systems supported with 64-bit WebSphere Application Server
(See footnote 4)		 WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  HP-UX 11iv2 Update 2
HP-UX 11i product site		   X               See footnote 5
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 Update 3 or 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X   X          See footnote 6
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X   X          - See footnote 6
- Reference Tech Note #1201306 before installation
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0 Update 3 or 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X             See footnote 6 
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site		     X             - See footnote 6
- Reference Tech Note #1201306 before installation
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SUSE Linux product site		     X             See footnote 6
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP1
SUSE Linux product site		         X         See footnote 6
  Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
Windows Server 2003 product site		               X   See footnote 6 
  Web Servers
Refer to the information center article, Installing Web server plug-ins.		 WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  Apache Server 2.0.49
Apache Server product site		 X 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
  IBM HTTP Server for z/OS
IBM HTTP Server for z/OS		                 X Ships with the z/OS and z/OS.e Operating System
  IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47.1
IBM HTTP Server product site		 X X 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
- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server
  IBM HTTP Server 6.0
IBM HTTP Server product site		 X X 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
- Reference Tech Note #1190201 before installing on AIX 5L 5.1
- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server
+ IBM HTTP Server 6.0.1
IBM HTTP Server product site		 X X X X X X X X X - IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IHS Web server on AIX, HP, Linux, Solaris, and Windows
- Included with WebSphere Application Server 64-bit CDs
- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server
  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 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 X X - IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IIS Web server on Windows
- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server
  Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 6.0.3 or 6.5.1
Lotus Domino product site		 X 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
- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server
  Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP7
Sun product site		 X 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
- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server
  Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP1
Sun product site		 X 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
- z/OS interoperates with this off platform Web server
  Databases and Transaction Managers WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  CICS TS 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
CICS Transaction Server product site		                 X  
+ Cloudscape 5.1.60.17
Cloudscape v5.1 product site		 X X X X X X X X X Available for samples and development
  DB2 for iSeries 5.2 or 5.3
DB2 for iSeries product site		 X X X X X X X X X  
  DB2 for z/OS v7 or v8
DB2 for z/OS product site		 X X X X X X X X X - Requires DB2 Connect if using the Legacy CLI driver.
- The Universal driver can connect directly to DB2 on z/OS
  DB2 Connect 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, FP9, FP10, 8.2, 8.2 FP1, 8.2 FP2 or 8.2 FP3
DB2 UDB product site		 X X X X X   X X    
  DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, FP9, FP10, 8.2, 8.2 FP1, 8.2 FP2 or 8.2 FP3
DB2 UDB product site		 X X X X X   X X X  
  DB2 Express 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, FP9, FP10, 8.2, 8.2 FP1, 8.2 FP2 or 8.2 FP3
DB2 UDB product site		 X X X X X   X X X  
  DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, FP9, FP10, 8.2, 8.2 FP1, 8.2 FP2 or 8.2 FP3
DB2 UDB product site		 X X X X X   X X X  
  DB2 Information Integrator 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, FP9, FP10, 8.2, 8.2 FP1, 8.2 FP2 or 8.2 FP3
DB2 Information Integrator product site		 X X X       X X    
  IMS V8 or V9
IMS product site		                 X  
  Informix Dynamic Server 7.31, 9.3, 9.4, 9.4C5 or 10.00C1
Informix Dynamic Server product site		 X X X X X   X X X  
  Oracle 8i Standard/Enterprise Release 3 - 8.1.7.4
Oracle Database product site		 X X X X X   X X X See JDBC Driver Manager section
  Oracle 9i Standard/Enterprise Release 2 - 9.2.0.4
Oracle Database product site		 X X X X X   X X X See JDBC Driver Manager section
  Oracle 10g Standard/Enterprise Release 1 - 10.1.0.3
Oracle Database product site		 X X X X X   X X X See JDBC Driver Manager section
  SQL Server Enterprise 2000 SP 3a
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 product site		 X X X X X   X X X See JDBC Driver Manager section
  Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.0.0.8
Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise product site		 X X X X X   X X X Requires jConnect 5.5 EBF 11656 or later
  Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.1 or 12.5.2
Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise product site		 X X X X X   X X X Requires jConnect 5.5 EBF 11656 or later
  JDBC Driver Managers
(For driver types, see footnote 1)		 WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  Application Connectivity to DB2 for z/OS Feature (i.e., the DB2 Standalone type 4 XA Universal JDBC Driver)
DB2 UDB product site		                 X  
  DataDirect SequeLink JDBC 5.4
DataDirect SequeLink product site		 X X X X X   X X   - Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition
- Support for this JDBC driver is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
+ IBM WebSphere embedded SequeLink JDBC 5.4 X X X X X   X X   - Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition
- Support for this JDBC driver is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
  DataDirect Connect JDBC 3.4
DataDirect Connect JDBC product site		 X X X X X    X X X Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition
+ IBM WebSphere embedded Connect JDBC 3.4 X X X X X   X X X Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition
  DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 2.2, 2.3, 2.5 or 2.6 X X X X X   X X   WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients
  DB2 Universal JDBC Driver from DB2 z/OS V7 or V8                 X  
  DB2 Legacy CLI-based JDBC Driver X X X X X   X X    
  DB2 Legacy for z/OS JDBC Driver V7 or V8                 X  
  IMS JDBC Connector v8 or v9                 X  
  Informix JDBC Driver 2.21 JC6 or 3.00 JC1
Informix JDBC product site		 X X X X X   X X X Driver 3.00 is recommended for IDS 10.00C1
  Microsoft SQL Server 2000 JDBC Driver 2.2.0037
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 product site		 X X X X     X X   - Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition
- Support for this JDBC driver is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
  Oracle 9i or 10g JDBC Driver
Oracle JDBC product site		 X X X X X   X X X - The Oracle 10g JDBC driver is supported with both Oracle 10g and 9i database servers
- The Oracle 9i JDBC driver is supported with both Oracle 9i and Oracle 8i database servers
  IBM Toolbox for Java/JTOpen JDBC Driver 4.3
Toolbox for Java product site		 X X X X X  X X X X This is the recommended JDBC driver for connecting from WebSphere Application Server on non-OS/400 platforms to DB2 on iSeries
  OS/400 Native JDBC Driver           X        
  Sybase jConnect 5.5 EBF 11656 or 6.0 EBF 12284
Sybase jConnect product site		 X X X       X X X  
  Web Browsers
(required for administration/configuration, sample program execution and launch pad. There is no restriction nor certification of Web browsers on clients that connect the server to display content)		 WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  Internet Explorer 6.0 SP 1 (on Windows) X X X X X X X X X  
  Mozilla 1.4 or 1.7
Mozilla 1.x product site		 X 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
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
+ IBM 32-bit SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition, v1.4.2 SR1a 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       Included with OS/400 or i5/OS
+ HP SDK for J2SE HP-UX 11i platform, adapted by IBM for IBM Software, Version 1.4.2 SR1a   X               32-bit for PA-RISC and 64-bit for Itanium 2 are provided 
+ IBM 32-bit SDK for Solaris, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4.2 SR1a             X      
+ IBM SDK 1.4.2                 X  The Service and maintenance for the SDK will be provided via the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product
+ IBM 64-bit SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition, v1.4.2 SR1a     X   X     X    
  LDAP Servers WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  IBM Tivoli Directory Server 5.1
IBM Tivoli Directory Server product site		 X 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 X X  
  IBM z/OS Security Server 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6
IBM z/OS Security Server product site		 X X X X  X   X X X Ships with the z/OS Operating System
  IBM z/OS.e Security Server 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6
IBM z/OS.e Security Server product site		 X X X X  X   X X X Ships with the z/OS.e Operating System
  Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 6.0.3 or 6.5.1
Lotus Domino product site		 X X X X X X X X X  
  Novell eDirectory 8.7.3
Novell eDirectory product site		 X X X X X   X X X  
  Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1 SP3 or 5.2
Sun product site		 X 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 X  
  JMS Provider WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  WebSphere MQ 5.3 CSD 8 or CSD 9
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.
  WebSphere MQ 5.3.1
WebSphere MQ product site		                 X  
  Security WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  Tivoli Access Manager 5.1 -- for trust association interceptor
Tivoli Access Manager product site		 X X X X X X X X X Related information Trust associations
  Tivoli Access Manager 5.1 -- for enhanced trust association interceptor (support for Subject creation)
Tivoli Access Manager product site		 X X X X X X X X X Related information Trust association interceptor support for Subject creation
  Tivoli Access Manager 5.1 -- for Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC)
Tivoli Access Manager product site		 X X X X X X X X X Related information Authorization in WebSphere Application Server
  Third Party ORBs WebSphere Application Server platform: Notes
AIX HP Linux AMD/Intel Linux S/390 zSeries Linux iSeries pSeries OS/400 Sun Windows z/OS
  Borland's VisiBroker 6.0
Borland's VisiBroker product site		 X           X X X Detailed platform coverage and documentation
  Iona's Orbix Standard Edition 6.1
Iona's Orbix product site		 X           X X X Detailed platform coverage and documentation
  Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) Version 1.4.2 by Sun Microsystems Inc.
Sun J2SE product site		 X           X X X Detailed platform coverage and documentation

 

For information regarding the supported WebSphere Application Server programming model, see the Version 6.0 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 API documentation section of the Reference view.

 

Footnotes:

1. Supported JDBC driver types:

Vendor Driver Type Remarks
IBM DB2/CLI 2  
  DB2/Universal 2, 4  
  IBM Toolbox for Java/JTOpen 4.3 4  
  OS/400 Native 2  
DataDirect Technologies Sequelink 5.4 3  
DataDirect Technologies Connect JDBC 3.4 4  
Oracle OCI 2  Requires ojdbc14.jar from either the Oracle 10g JDBC driver or the Oracle 9i JDBC driver
  Thin 4  Requires ojdbc14.jar from either the Oracle 10g JDBC driver or the Oracle 9i JDBC driver
Informix 2.21 JC6 or 3.00 C1 4  Driver 2.21 is not supported with IDS 10.00UC1
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 4  
Sybase jConnect 5.5 4  

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.

4. Version 6.0.1 introduces 64-bit support for selected operating systems. Its Java virtual machine exploits the 64-bit processors and operating environment. For additional information refer to Information center articles What is new for installers and What is new for developers.

5. HP refers to the 64-bit version of the OS running on Itanium 2.

6. Linux refers to the 64-bit version of the OS running on Power, AMD Opteron, and Intel EM64T platforms (Support for Windows Server 2003 and Linux on Intel IA64 is available under a PRPQ license. Call your IBM representative for additional PRPQ information.).