Global Mailbox components

Global Mailbox system consists of various components that work together to achieve the required functionality.

The following table lists the components in Global Mailbox.

Table 1. Global Mailbox components
Category Required Components
IBM products

Bundled with the Sterling B2B Integrator package

 Mandatory
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache ZooKeeper
  • Global Mailbox management node
  • Sterling B2B Integrator
IBM products

Not bundled with the Sterling B2B Integrator package

 Mandatory
  • IBM® WebSphere® MQ
  • Replication server
Third-party products

Not bundled with the Sterling B2B Integrator package

 Mandatory
  • Global load balancer
  • Local load balancer
  • Database
  • Shared file system
Other products

Not bundled with the Sterling B2B Integrator package

 Optional
  • IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
  • Perimeter servers
  • IBM Control Center