Software and hardware requirements

The minimum software and hardware requirements needed to deploy the IBM PEM image are mentioned in this topic.

Software requirements for IBM PEM Essentials

Operating system All operating systems that are supported by Docker on the x86 platform.

IBM has qualified IBM PEM by running the Docker CE on CentOS.
Docker CE 20.10.11-ce
Docker Engine 1.13.x version
Database DB2 11.5.7 or Oracle 19c or Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2019 Developer Edition
Note: Microsoft SQL Server is supported in IBM PEM versions 6.2.0.2 and later.
JMS queues
  • Embedded JMS

    Installation of Embedded JMS is not required as it is packaged with IBM PEM.

  • IBM MQ version 9.1.0.4. This is optional as it depends on the selected JMS provider.

Software requirements for IBM PEM Standard

Operating system All operating systems that are supported by Docker on the x86 platform.

IBM has qualified IBM PEM by running the Docker CE on CentOS.
Docker CE 20.10.11-ce
Docker Engine 1.13.x version
Database DB2 11.5.7 or Oracle 19c or Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2019 Developer Edition
Note: Microsoft SQL Server is supported in IBM PEM versions 6.2.0.2 and later.
Database for Community Manager

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator supported database
JMS queues
  • Embedded JMS

    Installation of Embedded JMS is not required as it is packaged with IBM PEM.

  • IBM MQ version 9.1.0.4. This is optional as it depends on the selected JMS provider.

Hardware requirements

The minimum hardware required for each container is 2 core and 2 GB RAM.

For exact hardware requirement based on your business need, contact IBM for hardware sizing information.

SSP and SEAS requirements

For SSP hardware and software requirements, refer to https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/secure-proxy/6.0.2?topic=planning-verification-system-requirements.

For SEAS hardware and software requirements, refer to https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/external-auth-server/6.0.2?topic=planning-verification-system-requirements.