Minimum requirements

The following sections describe the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing Websphere Partner Gateway:

Minimum requirements for Windows

To install WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express on a Windows PC, the PC must meet the following hardware and software requirements.

Hardware

The Windows PC on which you install WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express must meet the following hardware requirements:

Software

The Windows PC on which you install WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express must meet the following software requirements:

Minimum requirements for Linux

To install WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express on a Linux environment, the PC must have the following hardware and software requirements.

Hardware

The Linux PC on which you install WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express must meet the following hardware requirements:

Software

The Linux PC on which you install WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express must meet the following software requirements:

Setting the DISPLAY environment variable

The WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express installation wizard uses the X Windows system on UNIX to display the graphical user interface. The X Windows system requires that the DISPLAY environment variable be exported to the system environment. The following lines set the DISPLAY environment variable to the IP_Address from a Bourne shell:

DISPLAY=IP_Address:0.0

export DISPLAY

Use the syntax appropriate to your shell to set the DISPLAY environment variable.

Note:
Test that the DISPLAY system environment variable and X Windows system are properly configured by running an X client program, such as xclock, from the command line. If the xclock client displays on the X Server window (local or remote), then the installation wizard GUI should also display properly.

Minimum requirements for Systems running i5/OS or OS/400

To install WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express on a system running i5/OS or OS/400, two sets of minimum requirements are necessary: those for the PC that will remotely install the product, and those for the system running i5/OS or OS/400. The following sections describe these two sets of minimum requirements.

Minimum requirements for PC that remotely installs the product

The PC that remotely installs WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express on a system running i5/OS or OS/400 must meet the following hardware and software requirements.

Note:
You must have Administrative privileges on the Windows PC.
Hardware

Software

Minimum requirements for the system running i5/OS or OS/400

The system running i5/OS or OS/400 on which WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express is being installed must meet the following hardware and software requirements.

Hardware

Software

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