WebSphere Application Server platform configurations and communication protocol considerations

Use TCP/IP as your communication protocol between IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and IMS Connect.

The IMS TM resource adapter can be deployed to WebSphere Application Server for distributed platforms (AIX®, HP-UX, Linux®, Linux on System z®, Solaris, or Windows) and to WebSphere Application Server for z/OS®. The IMS TM resource adapter communicates with IMS Connect by using the TCP/IP communication protocol. .

The following diagram shows several possible deployment scenarios for the IMS TM resource adapter, and the supported communication protocols.

Figure 1. IMS TM resource adapter connections
This diagram shows that the connections between the IMS TM resource adapter and IMS Connect can be TCP/IP sockets or Local Option connections.

The following table describes the communication protocols that are supported for the different platform configurations. All platform configurations support global transactions (two-phase commit).

WebSphere Application Server platform used with the IMS TM resource adapter Supported communication protocols
AIX TCP/IP
HP-UX TCP/IP
Linux TCP/IP
Linux on System z TCP/IP
Solaris TCP/IP
Windows TCP/IP
z/OS

TCP/IP

To use global transaction support for your IMS and WebSphere Application Server, see the topic on global transaction and two-phase commit support process for more information.