Operating system requirements

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

Operating system Requirements1
AIX
  • IBM AIX Version 5.2 with Maintenance Level 3
  • IBM AIX Version 5.3 with Maintenance Level 2
HP-UX (Integrity platform)
  • HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) for Integrity
HP-UX (PA-RISC platform)
  • HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) (plus December 2003 QPK)
  • Start of changeHP-UX 11.23End of change
Linux (POWER platform)2
  • Linux PowerPC Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V4 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux PowerPC SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 RC5 or above
  • Start of changeLinux PowerPC SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 103End of change
Linux (x86 platform)2+4
  • Linux Intel (32-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V3.0 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux Intel (32-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V4.0 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux x86 (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server Version 4.0 (plus Update 2)5
  • Linux Intel (32-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
  • Start of changeLinux Intel (32-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 103End of change
Linux (zSeries platform)2
  • Linux zSeries (31-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V3.0 (plus Update 2)
  • Linux zSeries (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server Version 4.0 (plus Update 2)6
  • Linux zSeries (31-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
  • Linux zSeries (31-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 103
  • Linux zSeries (64-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 96
  • Linux zSeries (64-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 103+6
Solaris (SPARC platform)
  • Sun Solaris 8 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level and Patch ID 111308-05)7
  • Sun Solaris 9 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level)
  • Sun Solaris 10 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level)8
Solaris (x86-64 platform)
  • Sun Solaris 10 (plus SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level)8
Windows
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional (plus SP2)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
  • Start of changeMicrosoft Windows 2003 Server R2End of change
z/OS9
  • z/OS V1.5 or later
Notes:
  1. Always check the WebSphere Event Broker Requirements Web site and 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. On all Linux systems on which you plan to use Rational Agent Controller, ensure that the X Windows libraries are installed before you install WebSphere Event Broker. If you have a 64-bit platform, you must install the 31-bit or 32-bit X Windows libraries in addition to the 64-bit libraries.

    If you are installing on Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server V4.0, you must also install the deprecated X Windows libraries.

    All these libraries are available with the operating systems media.

  3. Start of changeWebSphere MQ Version 6.0.2.0 or later is required with this operating system.End of change
  4. The Message Brokers Toolkit is supported on Linux Intel (32-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V3.0, Linux Intel (32-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, and Linux Intel (32-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 only.
  5. Linux x86 (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V4.0 supports broker components only. WebSphere Event Broker is a 32-bit application and requires 32-bit C and C++ libraries, which are available through the Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatibility hardware architecture runtime support options.

    On Linux (x86 platform), you might require the following additional packages, which 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 libraries are not required for console or silent installations.
    • If you want to use the package monitor (RPM), the rpm-build package is required.
  6. On Linux (zSeries platform), WebSphere Event Broker operates in 31-bit mode on 64-bit versions. Ensure that 31-bit versions of the C and C++ libraries, WebSphere MQ, and DB2 are installed.
  7. 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.
  8. WebSphere Event Broker is supported only in the Global zone, or in a whole root non-global zone, and must be installed separately in each.
  9. See the Program Directory for WebSphere Event Broker for z/OS for further details. In particular, review the information in "Preventative Service Planning".
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