5.0.2 WebSphere Application Server

WebSphere Application Server - Supported Prerequisites

Updated 10/28/2005

This page describes the minimum product levels you should have installed before opening a problem report with the WebSphere Application Server support team. Because other products frequently ship fixes, updates, and new releases, we cannot test every possible configuration. In general, you can install and run with updates to supported products if those updates are forward compatible. For additional information on available support for configurations that do not appear in the following list, click here.

 

5.0.2 WebSphere Application Server

+ Product is included with this WebSphere edition

 

Operating Systems (Required) See Footnote 2.

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX®

HP

Sun

Linux® Intel®

Linux S/390® zSeries®

Linux iSeries™ pSeries®

OS/400®

AIX 4.3.3 with Recommended Maintenance package 4330-10

X

AIX 5.1 with Recommended Maintenance package 5100-02 or 5100-03 + APAR IY36884

X

Due to a Java problem on AIX, we recommend upgrading to 5100-03 + APAR IY36884

AIX 5.2 + APAR IY44183 or with Recommended Maintenance package 5200-01 + APAR IY44183

X

HP-UX 11iv1 with Quality Pack of December 2002

X

Patch PHCO_29109 is required for Java

OS/400 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3

X

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/ES/AS for Intel 2.1 (2.4 Kernel)

X

Red Hat 8.0 (2.4 Kernel)

X

Red Hat Linux for S/390 7.2 (2.4 Kernel)

X

Solaris 8 with the Recommended Patch Cluster of April 2003

X

Solaris 9 with the Recommended Patch Cluster of April 2003

X

Reference technote #4005009 before installation

SuSE Linux for Intel 7.3 (2.4 Kernel)

X

SuSE SLES 7 (2.4 Kernel)

X

X

UnitedLinux 1.0

X

X

X

-- All Linux distributions powered by UnitedLinux 1.0 are supported -- 64-bit hardware support only on Linux for iSeries and pSeries

Windows NT Server 4.0 SP 6a

X

Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3

X

Windows 2000 Server SP3

X

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise

X

Windows Server 2003, Standard

X

Web Servers (required) Refer to the information center article, Configuring Web server plug-ins.

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

Apache Server 1.3.26

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Covalent Enterprise Ready Server 2.3.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Based on Apache 2.0.42

Covalent Enterprise Ready Server Fast Start Edition 2.3.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Based on Apache 2.0.42

Covalent Fast Start Server 2.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Based on Apache 1.3.27

IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

+

IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

For AIX 5.2 APAR IY40908 is required

IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

For AIX 5.2 APAR IY40908 is required

IBM HTTP Server 2.0.43 for iSeries

X

Internet Information Services 4.0, 5.0 or 6.0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-- IBM provides plug-in binaries for the IIS Web server on Windows -- WebSphere Application Server running on any supported platform can be accessed from IIS running on one of the platforms for which we provide plug-in binaries

Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 5.0.9a, 5.0.12

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-- IBM only provides plug-in binaries for the Lotus Domino Enterprise server on AIX, HP, NT, Solaris, and Windows 2000 -- WebSphere Application Server running on any supported platform can be accessed from Lotus Domino Enterprise Server running on one of the platforms for which we provide plug-in binaries

Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 6.0.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-- IBM only provides plug-in binaries for the Lotus Domino Enterprise Server on AIX, NT, Solaris, and Windows 2000 -- WebSphere Application Server running on any supported platform can be accessed from Lotus Domino Enterprise Server running on one of the platforms for which we provide plug-in binaries

Sun ONE Web Server (formerly iPlanet), Enterprise Edition 6.0.4 or 6.0.5

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-- IBM only provides plug-in binaries for the SunOne Web server on AIX, HP, NT, Solaris, and Windows 2000 -- WebSphere Application Server running on any supported platform can be accessed from SunOne Web server running on one of the platforms for which we provide plug-in binaries

Databases

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

+

Cloudscape 5.0.13

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supported for samples and development only

+

Cloudscape 5.1.21

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-- Available for samples and development -- Can be used for production with the appropriate license

DB2 for zSeries 6.1 or 7.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Requires DB2 Connect

DB2 for iSeries 5.1 or 5.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Connect 7.2 FP7, FP8, FP9, FP10 or FP12

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Connect 8.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supported by the Application Server and deployment manager only

DB2 Connect 8.1 FP1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Connect 8.1 FP2, FP3, FP4, FP5, FP6a, FP7 or FP8

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Connect 8.2 or 8.2 FP1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Enterprise-Extended Edition 7.2 FP7, FP8, FP9, FP10 or FP12

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Enterprise Edition 7.2 FP7, FP8, FP9, FP10 or FP12

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 8.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supported by the Application Server and deployment manager only

DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 8.1 FP1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 8.1 FP2, FP3, FP4, FP5, FP6a, FP7 or FP8

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 8.2 or 8.2 FP1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Workgroup Edition 7.2 FP7, FP8, FP9, FP10 or FP12

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 8.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supported by the Application Server and Deployment Manager only

DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 8.1 FP1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 8.1 FP2, FP3, FP4, FP5, FP6a, FP7 or FP8

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 8.2 or 8.2 FP1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Informix Dynamic Server 7.31

X

X

X

X

X

Requires Informix JDBC driver

Informix Dynamic Server 9.3

X

X

X

X

X

X

Requires Informix JDBC driver

Informix Dynamic Server 9.4

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Requires Informix JDBC driver

Oracle 8i Standard/Enterprise Release 3 - 8.1.7 or 8.1.7.4

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

For XA 8.1.7.4 or later is required

Oracle 9i Standard/Enterprise Release 2 - 9.2, 9.2.0.2 or 9.2.0.3

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Oracle 9i Standard/Enterprise Release 2 - 9.2.0.3

X

SQL Server Enterprise 2000 SP 2

X

X

X

X

X

See JDBC Driver Manager section

SQL Server Enterprise 7.0 SP 4

X

X

X

X

X

See JDBC Driver Manager section

Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.0

X

X

X

X

X

Requires jConnect 5.2 EBF 10635 or later

Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5

X

X

X

X

X

Requires jConnect 5.2 EBF 10635 or later

JDBC Driver Managers For driver types, see Footnote 1

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

Data Direct SequeLink 5.3

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition running on NT and W2K-SP3

+

IBM WebSphere embedded SequeLink 5.3

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition running on NT and W2K-SP3

Data Direct Connect JDBC 3.1 or 3.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition running on W2K SP3

IBM WebSphere embedded Connect JDBC 3.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition running on W2K SP3

+

IBM WebSphere embedded Connect JDBC 3.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition running on W2K SP3

DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.9, 2.2, 2.3 or 2.5

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 clients -- Currently no JTA/XA support in type 4 driver, for JTA/XA use the universal JDBC type 2 driver

DB2 Universal JDBC Driver 2.3

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-- WebSphere / SQLJ applications require DB2 UDB v8.1 or v8.2 clients

Informix JDBC Driver 2.21

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 JDBC Driver 2.2.0029

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supports SQL Server Enterprise Edition Running on W2K SP3

Sybase jConnect 5.2 EBF 10635

X

X

X

X

X

Web Browsers (required for administration/configuration, InfoCenter access and sample program execution. There is no restriction nor certification of Web Browsers on clients that connect the server to display content)

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

Internet Explorer 5.5 SP 2 (on NT or W2K)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Internet Explorer 6.0 (on NT or W2K)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Netscape Communicator 4.79 (on AIX, NT, W2K, Sun or Linux)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Java The WebSphere-supplied Java 2 SDK is required for both the run time and any remote Java clients

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

+

IBM Developer Kit - IBM 1.3.1 SR5

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IBM Developer Kit - IBM (iSeries) 1.3.1

X

+

Java 2 SDK - HP 131_09

X

+

Java 2 SDK - Sun 131_08

X

LDAP Servers

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

IBM Directory Server 4.1 or 4.1.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

+

IBM Directory Server 5.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IBM OS/390 Security Server 2.10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IBM SecureWay Directory 3.2.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IBM z/OS Security Server 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 5.0.9a or 5.0.12

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 6.0.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Novell eDirectory 8.7

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sun ONE Directory Server 5.0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Windows Active Directory 2000 or 2003

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

WebSphere MQ

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

WebSphere MQ 5.3 CSD 1, CSD 3 or CSD 4

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-- Available in the form of an external JMS provider as an alternative to the embedded JMS provider, which is included with the application server -- Note: The embedded JMS Provider is not supported on Red Hat Linux v7.2 for 390.

Security

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

Tivoli SecureWay Policy Director 3.8 -- For Trust Association

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tivoli Access Manager 3.9, 4.1.0.2 or 5.1-- For Trust Association

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Third Party ORBs

WebSphere Application Server platform:

Notes

Win NT

Win 2000

Win 2003

AIX

HP

Sun

Linux Intel

Linux S/390 zSeries

Linux iSeries pSeries

OS/400

Borland's VisiBroker 4.0 or 4.51 Java

X

X

X

Detailed platform coverage and documentation

Borland's VisiBroker 5.2.1 Java & C++

X

X

X

Detailed platform coverage and documentation

Borland's VisiBroker 4.1 or 4.5 C++

X

X

X

Detailed platform coverage and documentation

Iona's Orbix E2A Standard Edition 5.1

X

X

X

Detailed platform coverage and documentation

For information regarding the supported WebSphere Application Server programming model, see the Version 5.0 InfoCenter and click WebSphere Application Server in the navigation pane. Refer to the J2EE overview (available from the Welcome page) and the Javadoc section of the Quick reference view.

 

Footnotes:

1. Supported JDBC driver types:

 

Vendor	Driver	Type	Remarks
IBM	DB2/CLI	2	Using Large Object data (LOB) in EJB Container Managed Persistence entity beans requires WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 Cumulative 5 (5.0.2.5)
	DB2/Universal	2, 4	Using Large Object data (LOB) in EJB Container Managed Persistence entity beans requires WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 Cumulative 5 (5.0.2.5)
	OS/400 Toolbox 4.0	4
	OS/400 Native 2.1	2
Data Direct	SequeLink 5.3	3
Data Direct	Connect JDBC 3.1 or 3.2	4
Oracle	OCI	2	Requires classes 12.zip
	Thin	4	Requires classes 12.zip
Informix	2.21 JC4	4
Microsoft	SQL Server 2000	4
Sybase	jConnect 5.2	4

2. For AIX Power PC, Solaris SPARC, and HP-UX PA-RISC platforms, WebSphere Application Server has been tested as a 32-bit application on a 32-bit kernel and on 64-bit machines booted with 64-bit kernels; however, 64-bit mode is not exploited.