WebSphere brand IBM WebSphere Premises Server, Version 6.1.x

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware requirements

Supported hardware for WebSphere® Premises Server includes servers that meet the minimum hardware criteria defined below.

Table 1. Minimum supported hardware for WebSphere Premises Server
Processor Memory (RAM) Free Disk Space Temporary disk space during installation
3 GHz Pentium® 4

3 GB

10 GB

1 GB

A two-processor configuration is recommended.

The following hardware is required for Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Premises Server in addition to what is listed in Table 1:

Table 2. Additional hardware required for Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Premises Server
Processor Memory (RAM) Free Disk Space Temporary disk space during installation
3 GHz or more

1 GB recommended

500 MB

100 MB

The system for the Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Premises Server Spatial Management Client must meet the following minimum requirements:
  • Memory (RAM): 512 MB or more
  • CPU: 1 GHz or more
  • Monitor resolution: 1024 by 768 pixels, 1280 by 1024 pixels, or higher
  • A LAN connection (100 M-bit or more)

Software requirements

Operating systems

WebSphere Premises Server supports the following operating systems:

Notes:
  • See the WebSphere Premises Server system requirements page for the latest information about supported operating platforms.
  • A high availability WebSphere Premises Server topology is not supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V9.3.
  • Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Premises Server only supports the Windows platforms listed. It does not support Linux platforms.
  • A high availability WebSphere Premises Server topology is not supported with Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Premises Server.

Browsers and other GUI software

In order to use the WebSphere Premises Server Administrative Console, you must have Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer 6.0 or later installed on your operating system and JavaScript™ enabled.

The following software is required on the systems where you install the Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Premises Server Spatial Management Client:

Middleware

The following software is required for WebSphere Premises Server. These software packages are installed with WebSphere Premises Server, with the exception of Oracle. See Packaging for more details on how the software is delivered.

Notes:
  • DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows 9.1.4 Workgroup Server Edition and DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows 9.5.2 are also supported, but not packaged with WebSphere Premises Server.
  • If you are using Oracle with a Linux operating system, the Oracle 10g driver can be installed on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or later versions, but Oracle 11g can only be installed on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and later versions.
  • Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Premises Server only supports the DB2 database versions listed. It does not support Oracle.

You can optionally use the following Tivoli® products to install and manage your network:

Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Software Software Package Definition (SPD) files: WebSphere Premises Server provides Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Software SPD files for WebSphere Application Server, DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms and WebSphere MQ running on Windows platforms only. You can use Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Software to install and configure these prerequisites on WebSphere Premises Server. For instructions on how to do this, refer to Installing using Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Software.


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