x86-64 platform

 

 

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Checking hardware and software requirements

 

Checking the operating environment

Before you install WebSphere MQ V6.0, check that your system meets the hardware and operating system software requirements set for this product and the particular components you intend to install on it.

WebSphere MQ does not support host names that contain spaces. If you install WebSphere MQ on a computer with a host name that contains spaces, you will be unable to create any queue managers.

 

Hardware

WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris, V6.0 runs on all x86-64 (AMD64 and EM64T) desktop and server systems, supported by the appropriate release of the Solaris operating environment.

 

Operating System

The operating system supported by WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris, V6.0 are:

• Sun Solaris 10 (64 bit) with SunSolve recommended Patch Cluster level

 

Connectivity Requirements

Check that the system has 64-bit compatible communications hardware that supports the following:

• TCP/IP

TCP/IP is part of the base operating system. If token ring is used, we need Sun TRI Driver 4.0 or later.

 

Storage Requirements

The storage requirements for the WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris, V6.0 depend on which components you install, and how much working space we need. This, in turn, depends on the number of queues that you use, the number and size of the messages on the queues, and whether the messages are persistent. You also require archiving capacity on disk, tape or other media.

Storage requirements for a WebSphere MQ client

Storage Requirements	Storage Requirement in MB in /usr	Storage Requirement in MB in /opt
Client installation	6	217
IBM Global Security Kit V7 (32-bit)	0	16
IBM Global Security Kit V7 (64-bit)	0	14

We can use the df -k command to determine the amount of free space on your system.

Disk storage is also required for

• Prerequisite software

• Optional software

• Your application programs

 

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 WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris applications:

C/C++

• Sun Studio 10 For Solaris Platforms

Java™

See Java Messaging and SOAP transport for information about using Java with WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris applications.

 

Transaction monitors

The following transaction processing monitors (coordination through X/Open XA interface) are supported for use with the Extended Transactional Client:

• BEA Tuxedo V9

• IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) V6.0.2

WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris, V6.0 supports WebSphere Application Server as an XA coordinator. For more information about the WebSphere MQ application adaptor, see the WebSphere Application Server documentation.

 

Java Messaging and SOAP transport

If you want to use Java Messaging and SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) Support, we need a Java Runtime Environment V1.4.2 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 WebSphere MQ Components for package information.

The JDK available on the server CD-ROM is:

• IBM Software Developer's Kit (SDK), Java 2 Technology Edition for Solaris, Version 1.4.2 (32-bit)

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 V6.0 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 you use a JDK other than the one supplied by WebSphere MQ V6.0 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, we need IBM Global Security Kit V7. This is supplied with WebSphere MQ as one of the components available for installation.

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