Optional software support

The products listed here are not required, but might be useful. Except where stated, these products are not supplied with WebSphere Message Broker.

Rational Agent Controller (RAC)

WebSphere Message Broker interacts with RAC Version 6.0.1 or RAC Version 5.0.2.1 to provide message flow debugging. You can use either version with Version 6 brokers; if you have Version 5 brokers in your broker domain, you must install RAC 5.0.2.1 on those brokers.

RAC Version 6.0.1 is supplied with WebSphere Message Broker.

WebSphere MQ Everyplace

WebSphere MQ Everyplace® supports messaging to, from, and between pervasive devices, including handheld devices such as mobile phones and PDAs.

WebSphere MQ Everyplace Version 2.0.2.0 is supplied with WebSphere Message Broker.

Tivoli License Manager

To monitor the use of software products including WebSphere Message Broker, install IBM Tivoli® License Manager Version 2.1.

WebSphere Application Server

WebSphere Application Server provides a secure, scalable, application infrastructure that can ease administration in a single-server environment.

WebSphere Message Broker interacts with WebSphere Application Server Version 5 and Version 6:

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Compilers

If you develop user-defined extensions in C or Java, you need the appropriate supported software:
C
AIX platform AIX
IBM VisualAge® C++ Professional for AIX Version 6.0
HP-UX platform HP-UX
HP aC++ Version A 03.52
Linux platform Linux (POWER platform)
GNU g++, Version 3.3 or later
Linux platform Linux (x86 platform)
GNU g++, Version 3.2 or later
Linux platform Linux (zSeries platform)
GNU g++, Version 3.2 or later
Solaris platform Solaris (SPARC platform)
Sun Studio Compiler, Forte Developer for HPC 6 update 2
Solaris platform Solaris (x86-64 platform)
Sun Studio 10
Windows platform Windows
Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003
z/OS platform z/OS
IBM z/OS C/C++, for z/OS Version 1.5 or later
Java
Version 1.4.2 and Version 5 (also known as Java 1.5) SR2 are supported on all operating systems. An SDK is included on distributed systems, and is installed in the install_dir\jre directory for Version 1.4.2 and the install_dir\jre15 directory for Version 5 SR2. On z/OS, you must install your required level of JRE. For further details, see Additional software requirements.
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Adobe Flash Player

If you want to launch the Quick Tour from the information center in the Message Brokers Toolkit, you must install Adobe Flash Player Version 6.0 or later. You can freely download from the Adobe Web site an Adobe Flash Player plug-in for the Web browsers that are supported by the Message Brokers Toolkit.

Internet Protocol v4, v6

Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) and Version 6 (IPv6) are supported, and you can enter or refer to either format wherever an IP address is relevant; for example, in the mqsichangeproperties command.
Related tasks
Finding the latest information
Installing Rational Agent Controller
Configuring RAC for use with a firewall
Testing and debugging message flow applications
Enabling WebSphere MQ Everyplace applications
Installing Tivoli License Manager
Compiling a C user-defined extension
Compiling a Java user-defined node