Operating system requirements

You must have the correct level of operating system software before you install WebSphere Message Broker. Operating system software requirements are defined in the table below:

Operating system Requirements1
AIX
  • AIX Version 5.2 with Maintenance Level 3
  • AIX Version 5.3 with Maintenance Level 2
HP-UX
  • HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) (plus December 2003 QPK)
Linux (POWER platform)
  • Linux PowerPC Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server V4 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux PowerPC SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
Linux (x86 platform)2+3
  • Linux Intel (32-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V3.0 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux Intel (32-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server V4.0 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux Intel (32-bit) SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
Linux (zSeries platform)
  • Linux zSeries (31-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V3.0 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux zSeries (31-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server V4.0 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux zSeries (31-bit) SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
Solaris (SPARC platform)
  • Solaris 8 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level and Patch ID 111308-05)4
  • Solaris 9 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level)
  • Start of changeSolaris 10 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level)5End of change
Solaris (x86-64 platform)
  • Start of changeSolaris 10 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level)5End of change
Windows
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
z/OS6
  • z/OS 1.5 or later
Notes:
  1. Always check the readme.html file for the latest information about supported software. A readme file is supplied on the product DVD or CD (for runtime components and for the Message Brokers Toolkit), and you can access it from the final panel of the relevant installation program. However, the files are updated occasionally; access the product readmes Web page to check that you have the latest level.
  2. The Message Brokers Toolkit is supported on Linux Intel (32-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V3.0 and Linux Intel (32-bit) SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 only.
  3. You might require the following additional packages on Linux (x86 platform) These are available with the operating system:
    • If you chose to install in graphical mode, compatibility libraries are required:
      • Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server 3.0: package compat-libstdc++
      • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server: package compat (at version 2002.12.6.0 or later)
      These are not required for console or silent installations.
    • If you want to use the package monitor (RPM), the rpm-build package is required.
  4. This patch provides multithreaded malloc support on Solaris 8. It is required because the standard system malloc library is optimized for single threaded applications, but the broker typically runs many threads and requires the multithreaded mtmalloc.
  5. Start of changeWebSphere Message Broker is supported only in the Global zone, or in a whole root non-global zone, and must be installed separately in each.End of change
  6. See the Program Directory for WebSphere Message Broker for z/OS or the Program Directory for WebSphere Rules and Formatter Option for z/OS for further details. In particular, review the information in "Preventative Service Planning".
Related tasks
Installing
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Supported processors
Supported databases
Additional software requirements and support