Platform, hardware, and software requirements

The following tables lists the hardware and software requirements for the operating systems currently supported by WebSphere Partner Gateway and also identifies products that must be installed before you install WebSphere Partner Gateway.

Note:
Actual requirements for your system may be greater, depending on the complexity of your specific environment, throughput, and data object size.

Table 1. Hardware requirements
Server Version Hardware recommendations:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server (Intel(TM))

3 with update 3

  • 2 GHz Intel Xeon processor
  • Minimum 2 GB RAM
  • Minimum 300 MB available disk space for the application
  • Additional disk space for document storage, 30 GB recommended
  • Additional servers for added capacity and redundancy
  • Multi-server installations require network-attached shared storage

Microsoft(R) Windows Server

or

Microsoft Windows Advanced

or

Microsoft 2003 Standard and Enterprise

2000 with Service Pack 3 and 4

  • 2 GHz Intel Xeon processor
  • Minimum 2 GB RAM
  • At least 300 MB of available hard disk space
  • Additional disk space for document storage, 30 GB recommended
  • Additional servers for added capacity and redundancy
  • Multi-server installations require network-attached shared storage

AIX

5.2 with maintenance level 3

or 5.3

  • 600 Mhz processor
  • Minimum 2 GB RAM
  • At least 300 MB of available hard disk space
  • Additional disk space for document storage, 30 GB recommended
  • Additional servers for added capacity and redundancy
  • Multi-server installations require network-attached shared storage

Solaris

9 with recommended patch cluster of June 2004

  • 750 MHz or faster UltraSparc
  • Minimum 2 GB RAM
  • At least 300 MB of available hard disk space
  • Additional disk space for document storage, 30 GB recommended
  • Additional servers for added capacity and redundancy
  • Multi-server installations require network-attached shared storage

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server

8.0 with SuSE SP3

9.0

  • 2 GHz Intel Xeon processor
  • Minimum 2 GB RAM
  • Minimum 300 MB available disk space for application
  • Additional disk space for document storage, 30 GB recommended
  • Additional servers for added capacity and redundancy
  • Multi-server installations require network-attached shared storage

Table 2 lists the software requirements for WebSphere Partner Gateway. These applications can reside anywhere on your network, although it is recommended that your RDBMS and WebSphere MQ reside on dedicated servers.

Table 2. Software requirements
Item Version Notes

Database Server:

IBM DB2 Universal Database(TM) Enterprise Server Edition

or

8.2

DB2 universal JDBC driver

Required to persist WebSphere Partner Gateway data. DB2 should be installed on a dedicated server. DB2 is bundled with the WebSphere Partner Gateway media pack.

WebSphere Partner Gateway will install a set of database stored procedures for its use.

Note:
Please check the DB2 documentation for specific operating system requirements, such as configuration settings or required product versions.

Oracle 9i or 10g

9.2.0.4 or 10.1.0.3 with Oracle JDBC thin driver

You can download the JDBC driver from the OTN website. It is also installed with Oracle 9i and 10g.

WebSphere MQ with Java(TM) Message Service (JMS)

5.3 with CSD08 or later

Required to handle messaging between the components of WebSphere Partner Gateway. WebSphere MQ should be installed on a dedicated server. WebSphere MQ is bundled with the WebSphere Partner Gateway media pack.

To obtain CSD08, go to http://www.ibm.com/software/
integration/support/SupportPac/

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) based
e-mail relay server

Required for e-mail alerts, SMTP message delivery, and outbound transport.

ProFTPD or other FTP server

Only required if you plan to use FTP. You can obtain ProFTPD from www.proftpd.org.

Shared network storage such as Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Required only for a multi-server environment.

Table 3 lists the browser requirements to access the Community Console.

Table 3. Browser requirements
Item Version Notes

Mozilla

or

1.7 or later

Required to use the Community Console.

Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows only)

6.0 FP1

Screen resolution setting

1024 x 768 recommended

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