iSeries Software

There are minimum iSeries software requirements necessary to install and run Sterling B2B Integrator on an iSeries platform.

The following table lists the minimum software requirements for the supported iSeries platforms:

iSeries System

iSeries Software

i5/OS V5R4

(Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.0 - 5.2.4.1 only.)

New installations using the Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.4 installation media released in December 2013 or later are not supported on an IBM i V5R4 operating system.

Not supported in Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.4.2 or higher. When patching up to 5.2.4.2, you must apply the patch on your V5R4 operating system, but then immediately upgrade your system to IBM i V6R1 or V7R1, or physically move your Sterling B2B Integrator instance to a system using IBM i V6R1 or V7R1.

  • 5722-SS1 i5/OS V5R4
  • 5722-SS1 Option 30 Qshell Interpreter
  • 5722-SS1 Option 33 PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment)
  • 5722-SS1 Option 43 Additional Fonts
  • 5722-TC1 TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities
  • 5722-JV1 *BASE Developer Kit for Java
  • 5722-JV1 Option 10 Java Developer Kit 6
  • 5722-XE1 *BASE IBM eServer iSeries Access for Windows
  • 5799-PTL IBM Tools for Developers for i5/OS
  • PTF Groups
    • SF99540 (Cumulative PTF package) Level 11137
    • SF99539 (Group Hiper) Level 160
    • SF99504 (DB2 for IBM i) Level 31
    • SF99291 (JAVA) Level 27

IBM i V6R1

(Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.0 - 5.2.4.1 only, installed using the Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.4 installation media released in December 2013.)

  • 5761-SS1 IBM i V6R1
  • 5761-SS1 Option 30 Qshell Interpreter
  • 5761-SS1 Option 33 PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment)
  • 5761-TC1 *BASE IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i
  • 5761-JV1 *BASE IBM Developer Kit for Java
  • 5761-JV1 Option 10 Java Developer Kit 6
  • 5722-XE1 *BASE IBM System i Access for Windows
  • 5799-PTL IBM Tools for Developers for i
  • PTF Groups
    • SF99610 (Cumulative PTF package) Level 11102
    • SF99609 (Group Hiper) Level 97
    • SF99601 (DB2 for IBM i) Level 20
    • SF99562 (JAVA) Level 16

IBM i V6R1

(Sterling B2B Integrator patched to 5.2.4.2 only. New installations using the Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.4 installation media released in December 2013 or higher.)

  • 5761-SS1 IBM i V6R1
  • 5761-SS1 Option 30 Qshell Interpreter
  • 5761-SS1 Option 33 PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment)
  • 5761-TC1 *BASE IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i
  • 5761-JV1 *BASE IBM Developer Kit for Java
  • 5761-JV1 Option 12 Java SE 6 64 bit
  • 5722-XE1 *BASE IBM System i Access for Windows
  • 5799-PTL IBM Tools for Developers for i
  • PTF Groups
    • SF99610 (Cumulative PTF package) Level 13058
    • SF99609 (Group Hiper) Level 155
    • SF99601 (DB2 for IBM i) Level 29
    • SF99562 (JAVA) Level 25

IBM i V7R1

(Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.3 - 5.2.4.1 only, installed using the Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.4 installation media released in December 2013.)

  • 5770-SS1 IBM i V7R1
  • 5770-SS1 Option 30 Qshell
  • 5770-SS1 Option 33 PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment)
  • 5770-SS1 Option 43 Additional Fonts
  • 5770-TC1 *BASE IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i
  • 5761-JV1 *BASE IBM Developer Kit for Java
  • 5761-JV1 Option 12 Java SE 6 64 bit
  • 5770-XE1 *BASE IBM i Access for Windows
  • 5799-PTL IBM Tools for Developers for i
  • PTF Groups
    • SF99710 (Cumulative PTF package) Level 11116
    • SF99709 (Group Hiper) Level 32
    • SF99701 (DB2 for IBM i) Level 9
    • SF99572 (JAVA) Level 5 (Do not exceed Level 7 of this PTF group.)

IBM i V7R1

(Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.4.2 only. This includes new installations using the Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.4 installation media released in December 2013 or higher.)

  • 5770-SS1 IBM i V7R1
  • 5770-SS1 Option 30 Qshell
  • 5770-SS1 Option 33 PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment)
  • 5770-SS1 Option 43 Additional Fonts
  • 5770-TC1 *BASE IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i
  • 5761-JV1 *BASE IBM Developer Kit for Java
  • 5761-JV1 Option 12 Java SE 6 64 bit (If using J9 JDK 1.6)
  • 5761-JV1 Option 15 Java SE 7 64 bit (If using J9 JDK 1.7)
  • 5770-XE1 *BASE IBM i Access for Windows
  • 5799-PTL IBM Tools for Developers for i
  • PTF Groups
    • SF99710 (Cumulative PTF package) Level 13037
    • SF99709 (Group Hiper) Level 93
    • SF99701 (DB2 for IBM i) Level 25
    • SF99572 (JAVA) Level 14
IBM i V7R1 (Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.5 or higher)
  • 5770-SS1 IBM i V7R1
  • 5770-SS1 Option 30 Qshell
  • 5770-SS1 Option 33 PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment)
  • 5770-SS1 Option 43 Additional Fonts
  • 5770-TC1 *BASE IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i
  • 5761-JV1 *BASE IBM Developer Kit for Java
  • 5761-JV1 Option 15 Java SE 7 64 bit (If using J9 JDK 1.7)
  • 5770-XE1 *BASE IBM i Access for Windows
  • 5799-PTL IBM Tools for Developers for i
  • PTF Groups
    • SF99710 (Cumulative PTF package) Level 14143
    • SF99709 (Group Hiper) Level 120
    • SF99701 (DB2 for IBM i) Level 30
    • SF99572 (JAVA) Level 18
IBM i V7R2 (Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.5 or higher)
  • 5770-SS1 IBM I V7R2
  • 5770-SS1 Option 30 Qshell
  • 5770-SS1 Option 33 PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment)
  • 5770-SS1 Option 43 Additional Fonts
  • 5770-TC1 *BASE IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i
  • 5770-JV1 *BASE IBM Developer Kit for Java
  • 5770-JV1 Option 15 Java SE 7 64 bit
  • 5770-XE1 *BASE IBM i Access for Windows
  • 5799-PTL IBM Tools for Developers for i
  • PTF Groups
    • SF99720 (Cumulative PTF package) Level 14101
    • SF99719 (Group Hiper) Level 16
    • SF99702 (DB2 for IBM i) Level 2
    • SF99716 (JAVA) Level 3