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WebSphere Portal V6.1 hardware and software requirements - Linux on x86

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WebSphere® Portal V6.1 software requirements on an Linux® on x86 operating system.

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WebSphere Portal V6.1 hardware and software requirements



WebSphere Portal Server Version 6.1 (Linux on x86)

This page describes the minimum product levels that need to be installed before opening a problem report with IBM WebSphere Portal Technical Support. The software versions and any maintenance levels listed on this page have been explicitly verified as working.

EARLIER LEVEL OF A LISTED SOFTWARE: Software versions at a lower level than those noted on this page are unsupported. LDAP software at an earlier level is considered untested and best effort support only. For more details and exceptions, refer to the WebSphere Portal 6.1 Support Statement. Also see the listing of software explicitly not supported for use with WebSphere Portal 6.1 in WebSphere Portal Support Statement Addendum - Unsupported Products (#7012957).

LATER LEVEL OF A LISTED SOFTWARE: Because other products frequently ship fixes, updates, and new releases, testing every configuration is not possible. In general, you can install and run with updates to supported products if those updates are compatible with the tested versions. For more details and exceptions, refer to the WebSphere Portal 6.1 Support Statement. Also see the listing of software explicitly not supported for use with WebSphere Portal 6.1 in WebSphere Portal Support Statement Addendum - Unsupported Products (#7012957).

UNLISTED SOFTWARE: Software not listed on this page at any level is unsupported. LDAP software not listed is considered untested and best effort support only. For more details and exceptions, refer to the WebSphere Portal 6.1 Support Statement. Also see the listing of software explicitly not supported for use with WebSphere Portal 6.1 in WebSphere Portal Support Statement Addendum - Unsupported Products (#7012957).



Operating systems
supported with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal





















Operating systems
supported with 64-bit WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal



Operating systems
32-bit supported with 32-bit or 64-bit WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Enterprise Server (ES) V4.0 Update 4 (See Required detail 1, 1c)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Enterprise Server (ES) V5 (See Required detail 1, 1c)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Advanced Server (AS) V4.0 Update 4 (See Required detail 1, 1c)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Advanced Server (AS) V5 (See Required detail 1, 1c)
  • SUSE SLES 10 (See Required detail 1, 1c)
  • SUSE SLES 9 SP3 (See Required detail 1, 1c)



Linux on x86 hardware requirements
  • Minimum 2.5 GB free disk space for installation for WebSphere Portal
  • Minimum 1.0 GB free disk space for installation for WebSphere Application Server
  • Minimum 4 GB total disk space recommended for installation
  • Processor: CPU speeds of late-model, mid-range to high-end servers are recommended (32-bit or 64-bit support). Pentium 800 MHz or equivalent at a minimum. Production environments should consider the Pentium 4 processor at 1.4 GHz or higher. AMD Opteron, Intel EM64T
  • Physical memory: Under minimal load, WebSphere Portal can function with 2GB of RAM. However, 4GB is an optimal starting point for RAM in a production environment.
  • CD-ROM drive



JavaTM
The WebSphere-supplied Java 2 SDK is required for both the run time and any remote Java clients.
  • IBM 32-bit SDK for Linux, Java 2 Technology Edition, V5.0 SR7
  • IBM 64-bit SDK for Linux, Java 2 Technology Edition, V5.0 SR7



Application Servers



Databases
  • Derby 10.1.3.2
  • IBM DB2 Universal Database (See Required detail3)
    • Enterprise Server Edition 9.1 FP4
    • Express Edition 9.1 FP4
    • Workgroup Server Edition 9.1 FP4
    • Enterprise Server Edition 8.1 FP16
    • Express Edition 8.1 FP16
    • Workgroup Server Edition 8.1 FP16

  • IBM DB2 Universal Database for z/OS 8.1 or 9.1 - PUT level 0803 maintenance or later service level (DB2 for z/OS product site) (See Required detail3)

  • Oracle (See Required detail4a)
    • Enterprise Edition 10g Release 1 (patch level 10.1.0.5 Patch 4 or greater) or Release 2 (patch level 10.2.0.3 or greater)
    • Standard Edition 10g Release 1 (patch level 10.1.0.5 Patch 4 or greater) or Release 2 (patch level 10.2.0.3 or greater)
    • Enterprise Edition 9i Release 2 (patch level 9.2.0.8) (See Required detail4b)
    • Standard Edition 9i Release 2 (patch level 9.2.0.8) (See Required detail4b)

  • Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition 2005



Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Drivers
The JDBC version must be greater than or equal to the database version being used.
  • Derby embedded JDBC driver
  • DB2 Driver for JDBC and SQLJ 3.1 (type 2/4)
  • DB2 Universal JDBC Driver from DB2 for z/OS (type 2)
  • DataDirect Connect JDBC 3.7 (type 4)
  • Oracle 9i or 10g JDBC Driver Thin (type 4)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver v1.2



Web servers



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)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and SP2
  • Firefox V1.5.0.7, 2.0



LDAP servers
  • IBM Tivoli Directory Server 6.0 and 6.1 (See Required detail6)
  • IBM z/OS Security Server 1.6 and 1.7
  • IBM z/OS.e Security Server 1.6 and 1.7
  • IBM Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 8.0.1, 8.0, 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1 (See Required detail7. 7a)
  • Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 or 8.8
  • Sun Java System Directory Server 6 and 5.2
  • Windows Active Directory 2000 and 2003
  • Windows Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) 2003



Software for collaboration -Domino and Extended Products (optional)
  • IBM Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 8.0.1, 8.0, 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 6.5.6
  • IBM Lotus Sametime 8, 7.5.1 & 7.5
  • IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1



Software for content management (optional)
  • IBM Lotus Web Content Management 6.1
  • Document Conversion Services
  • Portal Personalization



Supported Java Runtime Environments - Web Content Management authoring portlet
  • Java Runtime Environments (requires one) 1.5.x or 1.6.x



External Security software (optional)
  • IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business V6.0, for trust association interceptor and Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) (See Required detail9)
  • CA SiteMinder V6.0



Software for portlet development
  • IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 & 7.0.0.6 (plugin for UTE)
  • IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.1


Software for license management
  • IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager Version 2.3



Related information


Detailed system requirements
WebSphere Portal Information Centers and more
Support Statement

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Required details:
1. For any Linux operating system, the libstdc++- 3.3.3-41 (or higher level) shared object library is required prior to the installation of WebSphere Portal.
Set the system-wide maximum open files number to 10240 before running the WebSphere Portal installation program. This may be accomplished by root invoking ulimit -n 10240. Some systems may require a reboot before this value takes effect. Consult your operating system manual.

1a. WorkStation & Desktop are only supported as developer platforms.

1b. SUSE SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) is only supported as a developer platform.

1c. Support for 64-bit operating system with WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal (64-bit mode or 32-bit mode) requires manual installation of WebSphere Application Server.

 2. Refer to Required WebSphere Interim fixes for WebSphere Portal Version 6.1 for the complete list of fixes required for WebSphere Application Server.


3. Supports High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) Feature.

4a. Oracle Database clustering using RAC on all supported Oracle levels. Supports connect time failover.

4b. The Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.2) JDBC driver is required when using Oracle to store Web Content Management data.

5a. Includes CERT Advisory CA-2002-17.

5b. HTTP Server for i5/OS is provided natively on System i5 and is not bundled with or installed by WebSphere Portal. For V5R4, supported group PTF is SF99114 level 13; for V6R1, supported group PTF is SF99115 level 1. The license program number is 5722DG1. Issue the GO LICPGM to display all the installed licensed programs.

5c. To use Lotus Domino Version 7.0 with WebSphere Application Server, you must install the Web Server plug-in for Lotus Domino Server Version 6 which is a part of the Web Server plug-in for WebSphere Application Server 6.1

5d. Support for AIX was discontinued with 6.x editions.

11. Add APAR IO02714 available at IBM Support.

7. For 7.0.2 and 7.0.1: Apply SPR KLIN6LRTHJ to be able to return Groups and Users by direct lookup.

7a. Turkish users should use version 7.0.3 or later.

9. When using Tivoli Access Manager 6.0 for authorization or integrated user provisioning with WebSphere Portal, the Tivoli Access Manager AMJRTE component must be at the Version 5.1 fix pack 2 level or later. This version of AMJRTE component is automatically installed with WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1.1 or later, but must still be configured to work with WebSphere Portal .

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Modified date:
03 December 2021

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