Checking optional software

Check through this topic to identify which additional software is supported for use with WebSphere® MQ.

Compilers

The following compilers are supported for applications:

C/C++

COBOL

Java™

This product is supplied with WebSphere MQ, and can be installed during the installation process described in this document.

Transaction monitors

The following transaction processing monitors (coordination through X/Open XA interface) are supported for use with the Extended Transactional Client: WebSphere MQ for HP-UX, Version 6.0 supports WebSphere Application Server as an XA coordinator. For more information about the WebSphere MQ application adaptor, see the WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition Component Broker WebSphere MQ Application Adaptor Development Guide, SC09-4444.

Java Messaging and SOAP transport

If you want to use Java Messaging and SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) Support, you need a Java Runtime Environment Version 1.4.2 or later. An appropriate runtime environment is provided in the JDK provided on the WebSphere MQ Server CD-ROM. This JDK package can be selected for install during the installation procedure described in this book, see WMQ Components for package information.
The JDK available on the server CD-ROM is:
  • HP SDK for J2SE HP-UX 11i platform, adapted by IBM for IBM Software, Version 1.4.2
This JDK provides support for SOAP and are FIPS 140-2 compliant.
For a list of alternative JDKs, see

www.ibm.com/software/integration/websphere/mqplatforms/supported.html

For WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 Java scripts to function properly a number of environment variables must be set. For information on setting these environment variables and general information about using Java with WebSphere MQ see, Using Java.

For further information about SOAP see, WebSphere MQ Transport For SOAP book.

If your JDK has not been supplied by IBM you should be aware that:
  • The JDK may not be FIPS level 140-2 compliant and by using it with WebSphere MQ, will not comply the FIPS 140-2 standards.
  • SOAP is not supported.

Secure Sockets Level (SSL)

If you want to use the SSL support, you need IBM Global Security Kit V7. This is supplied with WebSphere MQ as one of the components available for installation. If you are migrating from WebSphere MQ Version 5.3 and have no other requirement for the IBM Global Security Kit V6 you can uninstall it using the process described in Uninstalling WebSphere MQ, the package name is gsk6bas.

To use SSL, WebSphere MQ clients on HP-UX V11.0 must be built:
  • Using the C++ compiler (not the C compiler)
  • Using POSIX threads
  • With the compiler options: -W1, +b/opt/ibm/gsk7/lib:/opt/mqm/lib