WebSphere® Event Broker requires additional software products to run successfully.
All WebSphere Event Broker components require WebSphere MQ at the minimum supported level shown in the table.
WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 (with tailored terms and conditions for use with WebSphere Event Broker) is supplied on DVD on Linux® on x86 and Windows® only, and on CD on all platforms. If you have a previous version of WebSphere MQ, you can use the supplied CDs or DVD to upgrade your current installation.
All runtime
components (broker, Configuration
Manager, and User Name Server) require a WebSphere MQ queue manager. Each component
of the same type must have a dedicated local queue manager. More than
one broker cannot share a single queue manager; this restriction also
applies to Configuration
Manager and to User Name Server components. Components of different
types can share a queue manager; for example, a broker and a Configuration
Manager on a single computer can share
a queue manager.
Operating system | Requirements |
---|---|
AIX® |
WebSphere MQ Version 5.3.0.1 (or later)1+2+3 |
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WebSphere MQ Version 6.0.0.0 (or later)1+2+3 |
Linux on POWER with |
WebSphere MQ Version 6.0.2.0 (or later)1+2+3 |
HP-UX on Itanium |
WebSphere MQ Version 6.0.1.1 (or later)1+2+3 |
z/OS®4 | WebSphere MQ Version 5.3.1 (or later) |
If you have already installed WebSphere MQ Version 5.3, the Java Messaging component is not installed by default. Check that your installation includes it; add this component from the WebSphere MQ Version 5.3 CD if it is not installed.
If you choose to install WebSphere MQ Version 6 from the Windows Launchpad, Express installation installs all required components for you. If you use Advanced installation, you must select a custom installation and include the server and Java Messaging components.
If you start the WebSphere MQ Version 6 installation program directly on any platform, including Windows, you must select a custom installation and include the server and Java Messaging components.
If you want to use the WebSphere MQ Explorer, the graphical interface that is available on Linux on x86 and Windows only, install the WebSphere Eclipse Platform Version 3.0.1 and the WebSphere MQ Explorer components.
Other components are optional for use with WebSphere Event Broker.
You cannot install WebSphere MQ if you already have WebSphere Application Server Version 5 installed, because you cannot upgrade the Embedded Messaging component to the full WebSphere MQ product. You must uninstall WebSphere Application Server Version 5, install WebSphere MQ, then reinstall WebSphere Application Server Version 5.
WebSphere Event Broker is fully compatible with WebSphere Application Server Version 6. You do not have to take any special action for these products to interact successfully.
For details of WebSphere MQ products and supported versions, see the WebSphere MQ product information Web site.
A Java runtime environment (JRE) is required. The minimum supported version is Version 1.4.2; Version 5 (also known as Java 1.5) SR2 is also supported.
For additional information, see Customizing the version of Java on z/OS and the Java 2 on z/OS Web site.
The Message Brokers Toolkit includes components of the Rational® Application Developer (RAD) integrated development environment. These components provide a common Rational framework that is shared with other compatible Rational products if one or more such products are installed on the same system.
For further information about RAD and the Message Brokers Toolkit, see the Installation Guide.
For best results when viewing the information center from the Message Brokers Toolkit, use Internet Explorer Version 6.0 (or later) on Windows, or Mozilla 1.4.2 (or later) on Linux on x86.
Some Linux on x86 offerings do not install Mozilla by default. If you plan to install the Message Brokers Toolkit on your Linux on x86 system, check that a supported version of Mozilla is already installed. If not, install Mozilla from your Linux on x86 operating system media.