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WebSphere Commerce software requirements - IBM i v7.1
To use the IBM i 7.1 (V7R1M0) operating system with WebSphere Commerce v7, install the following software:
Required software
Software Product number and option IBM i 7.1 which includes DB2 5770SS1 Websphere Application Server Base v7.0.0.9 Extended Base Directory Support 5770SS1 option 3 Host Servers 5770SS1 option 12 You can start the host servers by using the Start Host Server (STRHOSTSVR) command by typing STRHOSTSVR *ALL on the i5/OS command line. (The QSERVER subsystem must be running on the iSeries system.)
Qshell 5770SS1 option 30 Portable Application Solutions Environment 5770SS1 option 33 Digital Certificate Manager 5770SS1 option 34 CCA Cryptographic Service Provider 5770SS1 option 35 International Components for Unicode 5770SS1 option 39 Java SE 6 32 bit 5761JV1 option 11 Java SE 6 64 bit 5761JV1 option 12 IBM HTTP Server for i5/OS 5770DG1 option *BASE TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i5/OS 5770TC1 option *BASE
Install the following PTFs:
- SI38888 - Java SE 6 32 bit
- SI38889 - Java SE 6 64 bit
- SI39380 - MCH3601 from QQQDTQRO
- SI39767 - MCH3601 from SQLEX
- MF49967 - Work in stored procedure not being rolled back
- SI38558 - MCH4417 from QQQQEXIT
- SI39999 - Wrong data path using DRDA
- SI40000 - Wrong data path using DRDA
Review the list of PTFs on the Fix Central site and install the ones required by the edition of WebSphere Commerce.
Optional software
Software Product number and option IBM System i Access Family 5770XW1 option *BASE System i Access Enablement Support 5770XW1 option 1 IBM System i Access for Windows 5770XE1 option *BASE DB2 Query Manager and SQL Development Kit for iSeries 5770ST1 option *BASE
Web browsers for WebSphere Commerce Tools
You can only access the WebSphere Commerce tools, like the Management Center or WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, from a supported browser on a machine running a Windows operating system on the same network as the WebSphere Commerce machine.
To use the WebSphere Commerce tools, use one of the following browsers:
Prior versions of these browsers do not support the full function of the WebSphere Commerce tools.
- Management Center
- Firefox 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 and 8.0
- WebSphere Commerce Accelerator
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 and 8.0
Web browsers for shoppers
The following browsers are supported for shoppers on the starter stores:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0
- Firefox 3.0
- Safari 3
Directory servers
- IBM Tivoli Directory Server for IBM i