System requirements for WebSphere Message Broker with Rules and Formatter Extension 7.0 on Linux for System x (64-bit)

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This document contains the system requirements for WebSphere Message Broker with Rules and Formatter Extension 7.0 on Linux for System x (64-bit).

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Mandatory Requirements
- Message Broker Toolkit for Application Development
- Message Broker Explorer for Administration
- Message Broker Runtime

Optional Requirements
- Embedded application software
- Additional applications that can be used/connected

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General Information	Please refer to the WebSphere Message Broker README and IBM WebSphere Message Broker with Rules and Formatter Extension Version 7.0 README for the latest information on this environment. Where patches for a product are specified, this means that these patches were required to resolve problems found during testing and should therefore be considered as the minimum necessary maintenance level. Further maintenance should be applied in accordance with the guidance of the relevant software manufacturer. Defect support is available for virtualization environments where they relate to releases of this platform already supported by WebSphere Message Broker. Unless stated elsewhere in the system requirements, WebSphere Message Broker has not been specifically tested in virtualization environments. WebSphere Message Broker Support is therefore unable to assist in issues related to configuration and setup, or issues that are directly related to the virtualization environment itself.

Mandatory Requirements

Message Broker Toolkit for Application Development

Hardware Requirements	AMD64 and EM64T technology-compatible PC hardware, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the requirements of the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit.
Operating Systems	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 plus update 2, or later update Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 plus SP3 and optional component compat-libstdc++-lsb-4.0.2 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 or later update
Installation Manager	IBM Installation Manager 1.3.2

Message Broker Explorer for Administration

Hardware Requirements	AMD64 and EM64T technology-compatible PC hardware, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the requirements of the WebSphere Message Broker Explorer.
Operating Systems	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 plus update 2, or later update Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 plus SP3 and optional component compat-libstdc++-lsb-4.0.2 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 or later update
Application Software	WebSphere MQ Explorer with IBM WebSphere MQ V7.0.1

Message Broker Runtime Environment

Hardware Requirements	AMD64 and EM64T technology-compatible PC hardware, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the requirements of the WebSphere Message Broker.
Operating Systems	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 plus update 2, or later update Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 plus SP3 and optional component compat-libstdc++-lsb-4.0.2 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 or later update SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 or later update
Application Software	IBM WebSphere MQ V7.0.1

Optional Requirements

Embedded application software

Supported Adapters	WebSphere Message Broker Version 7.0 supports SAP, Siebel and PeopleSoft WebSphere Adapters Version 7.0; in addition, WebSphere Message Broker Version 7.0.0.2 supports the JDEdwards adapter. For more information about the hardware and software requirements of WebSphere Adapters, see Supported software for IBM WebSphere Adapters and IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters.
WebSphere Service Registry & Repository	WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 6.1.0.2 or later update WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 7.0 or later update [see section note 1] Notes: Support is provided when using 6.1 compatibility URLs. Documentation for the "compatibility URLs" mentioned can be found at: WebSphere Service Registry and Repository - Web service interface URLs
WebSphere Transformation Extender for Integration Servers	WebSphere Transformation Extender for Integration Servers 8.3
WebSphere Application Server	WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.9 [see section note 1] Notes: This is required when using SOAP nodes with the JMS transport when interfacing with WebSphere Application Server.
WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition	WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0.2
CICS Transaction Server	CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V3.2

Additional applications that can be used/connected

Databases	IBM DB2 9.1 IBM DB2 9.5 Automatic Client Reroute for DB2 is supported. Globally coordinated transaction support (‘XA’) is supported. IBM DB2 Database Server - System i support: Brokers can access DB2 Databases on System i servers running OS/400 V5R3, V5R4 or V6R1 via DB2 Connect or System i for Windows. This support is subject to the following restrictions: Globally coordinated 'XA' transactions are not supported. Database stored procedures on the System i server may be called, when using DB2 Connect, but not with System i Access for Windows. IBM DB2 Database Server - System z support: Brokers can access DB2 Databases on System z servers via DB2 Connect. Supported versions of DB2 can be found here.
	Brokers can access Information Integrator data sources, for user data, on WebSphere Information Integrator V9.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. Brokers can access, via JDBC only, Information Integrator data sources for user data on WebSphere Information Integrator Classic Federation (IICF) for z/OS, where the WebSphere IICF client code is provided for the Message Broker platform.
	IBM solidDB 6.5 (plus Fix Pack 2) [see section note 1] Notes: WebSphere Message Broker 7.0.0.1 or later is required.
	Oracle 10g Release 2 Oracle 11g Release 1 Globally coordinated transaction support (‘XA’) is supported. This support is subject to the following restrictions: Only the connect-time failover feature of Oracle RAC is supported. Oracle RAC is supported in XA environments for Oracle 10g Release 2 (plus Patch Set 4 or later) and Oracle 11g Release 1.
	Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) V15.0
JMS Providers	The JMSInput and JMSOutput nodes are compatible with any JMS provider that conforms to the Java Message Service Specification, version 1.1.
JDBC type 4 support	For non-XA transactions, you can create a JDBC type 4 connection from a broker to all the database servers that are supported. For JDBC XA connections, the following restriction applies: Only DB2 and Oracle are supported. For JDBC type 4 connections to DB2, the following restriction applies: You need either DB2 Version 9.1 with Fix Pack 3 or later, or DB2 9.5. JDBC type 4 drivers are not supplied with WebSphere Message Broker; obtain these files from your database vendor. The following drivers are supported: IBM DB2 Driver for JDBC and SQLJ Version 9.1 and 9.5 IBM solidDB JDBC Driver 2.0 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC driver 1.1 for use with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC driver 1.2 for use with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Oracle 10gR2 or 11gR1 JDBC Driver Sybase jConnect for JDBC 6.05 IBM Informix JDBC 3.50.JC3
Business Process Automation and Monitoring	WebSphere Process Server 6.2 WebSphere Business Monitor 6.2 WebSphere Business Monitor 7.0
Integration	WebSphere Integration Developer 6.2
Security	The runtime security manager interacts with the following external security providers: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) provides authentication and authorization services. You must use an LDAP server that is LDAP Version 3 compliant. Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.1 [see section note 1] Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.2 [see section note 1] Notes: WS-Trust 1.3 compliant Security Token Servers, for valuation and issuance of tokens, are only supported on TFIM 6.2.
System Management	Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform (ITCAM for SOA) Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions (ITCAM for Transactions) Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for Messaging for Distributed Systems (OMEGAMON for Messaging)
Troubleshooting	IBM Support Assistant
Development Repositories	All products supported by Eclipse 3.4.1 or later
Compilers	If you develop user-defined extensions in C or Java, you need the appropriate supported software: GNU gcc, Version 4.1 or later Java Version 6 (also known as Java 1.6) SR6 or later Service Release
Browsers	Mozilla Firefox 2.x and 3.x Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x with SP1, 7.x and 8.x
Adobe Flash Player	If you want to start the Quick Tour from the information center in the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit, you must install Adobe Flash Player Version 8.0 or later. You can freely download from the Adobe website an Adobe Flash Player plug-in for the Web browsers that are supported by the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit.

Change History

3rd December 2010: WebSphere Message Broker with Rules and Formatter Extension 7.0 on Linux for System x (64-bit) release.
5th November 2014: Updated documentation link to WSRR Web Service Interface URLs

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Modified date:
31 March 2023

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swg27020520

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