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Linux client: hardware and software required
This section outlines the hardware and software requirements for the WebSphere MQ client for Linux.
Hardware
The WebSphere MQ client for Linux (x86 platform) runs on any machine that supports the x86 machine architecture. The WebSphere MQ client for Linux (POWER platform) runs on any machine that supports the POWER machine architecture. The WebSphere MQ client for Linux (zSeries platform) runs on any machine that supports the zSeries machine architecture.
For connectivity, we can use any communications hardware that supports SNA LU 6.2 (Linux (x86 platform) only) or TCP/IP.
Software
The following are the software prerequisites for the WebSphere MQ client for Linux. Minimum supported levels are shown. Later levels, if any, are supported unless otherwise stated.
Operating system
The WebSphere MQ client for Linux can be installed on any distribution of Linux (x86 platform), Linux (zSeries platform) or Linux (POWER platform) that supports:
- Linux kernel, V2.4.21
- glibc, V2.2
- pthreads, V0.7
- libstdc++, V3.0, for C++ programming
- Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), for installation
The WebSphere MQ client for Linux has been tested with the following distributions of Linux (x86 platform):
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (plus Update 2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 (plus Service Pack 3)
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
The WebSphere MQ client for Linux has been tested with the following distributions of Linux (zSeries platform):
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (plus Update 2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 (plus Service Pack 3)
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
The WebSphere MQ client for Linux has been tested with the following distributions of Linux (POWER platform):
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux , V3.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux , V4.0
Connectivity
- IBM Communications Server for Linux, V6.2 (except Linux (zSeries platform) )
- IBM Communications Server for Linux on zSeries, V6.2 (Linux (zSeries platform) only)
- TCP/IP, as part of the base operating system
Optional software
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
If you want to use the WebSphere MQ SSL support, we need the IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit), V7, which is supplied with WebSphere MQ.
Compilers for WebSphere MQ client applications on a Linux system
The following compilers are supported:
- GNU C Compiler (gcc) and g++, V2.9.5 (not applicable to Linux (POWER platform))
- GNU C Compiler (gcc) and g++, V3.2
- GNU C Compiler (gcc) and g++, V3.3
- GNU C Compiler (gcc) and g++, V3.4
- IBM Software Developer's Kit (SDK), Java 2 Technology Edition for Linux, Version 1.4.2 (Linux (x86 platform) only)
- IBM Software Developer's Kit (SDK), Java 2 Technology Edition for Linux on POWER, V1.4.2
- IBM Software Developer's Kit (SDK), Java 2 Technology Edition for Linux on zSeries, V1.4.2
- Micro Focus Server Express,V4.0
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