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 for Developers Version 6.0
+ Product is included with this WebSphere edition
| Operating Systems (See Footnote 2) |
WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| AIX | HP | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | Sun | Windows | |||
| 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 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 Update 2 or 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site |
X | X | X | |||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0 Update 2 or 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site |
X | |||||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS Update 2 or 3 (supported for application design, development, and testing only; no support for production use) Red Hat Enterprise Linux product site |
X | |||||||||
| 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 (supported for application design, development, and testing only; no support for production use) Windows XP Professional product site |
X | |||||||||
| 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 | |||
| Apache Server 2.0.49 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 | |
| IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47.1 IBM HTTP Server product site |
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 |
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| + | IBM HTTP Server 6.0 IBM HTTP Server product site |
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 |
| 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 | -- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IIS Web server on Windows | |
| Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 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 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 | ||||||||
| AIX | HP | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | Sun | Windows | |||
| + | Cloudscape 5.1.60.17 Cloudscape v5.1 product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Available for samples and development |
| DB2 for z/OS v7 DB2 for z/OS product site |
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 for z/OS v8 DB2 for z/OS product site |
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 for iSeries 5.2 or 5.3 DB2 for iSeries product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DB2 Connect 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, 8.2 or 8.2 FP1 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, 8.2 or 8.2 FP1 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Included with Network Deployment | ||
| DB2 Express 8.1 FP6a, FP7a or FP8 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| + | DB2 Express 8.2 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DB2 Express 8.2 FP1 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, 8.2 or 8.2 FP1 DB2 UDB product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| DB2 Information Integrator 8.1 FP6a, FP7a, FP8, 8.2 or 8.2 FP1 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 | X | X | |||
| Oracle 8i Standard/Enterprise Release 3 - 8.1.7.4 Oracle Database product site |
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 | 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 | See JDBC Driver Manager section | ||
| SQL Server Enterprise 2000 SP 3a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 product site |
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 | 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 | 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 | |||
| 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 |
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| + | 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 |
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| DataDirect Connect JDBC 3.4 DataDirect Connect JDBC product site |
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 | Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition | |
| DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 2.2 or 2.3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients | ||
| DB2 Legacy CLI Base JDBC Driver | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Informix JDBC Driver 2.21 JC6 Informix JDBC product site |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 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 |
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| Oracle 10g or 9i JDBC Driver Oracle JDBC product site |
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 |
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| IBM Toolbox for Java/JTOpen JDBC Driver 4.3 Toolbox for Java product site |
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 Sybase jConnect product site |
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 | |||
| Internet Explorer 6.0 SP 1 (on Windows) | 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 | Reference Tech Note #1188421 for support information | |
| 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 | |||
| + | IBM 32-bit SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition, v1.4.2 SR1w | 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 SR1w | X | ||||||||
| + | IBM 32-bit SDK for Solaris, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4.2 SR1w | X | ||||||||
| LDAP Servers | WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| AIX | HP | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | Sun | Windows | |||
| 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 | X | Included with Network Deployment | |
| IBM z/OS Security Server 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6 | 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 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Ships with the z/OS 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 | ||
| Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 Novell eDirectory product site |
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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| JMS Provider | WebSphere Application Server platform: | Notes | ||||||||
| AIX | HP | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | Sun | Windows | |||
| WebSphere MQ 5.3 CSD 8 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 | ||||||||
| AIX | HP | Linux AMD/Intel | Linux S/390 zSeries | Linux iSeries pSeries | OS/400 | Sun | Windows | |||
| Tivoli Access Manager 5.1 -- for trust association interceptor Tivoli Access Manager product site |
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 | 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 | 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 | |||
| Borland's VisiBroker 6.0 Borland's VisiBroker 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 | ||||||
| Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) Version 1.4.2 by Sun Microsystems
Inc. Sun J2SE product site |
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.
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 | 4 | |
| 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.