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System requirements

Below is the list of minimum software and hardware required for WebSphere® Process Server for Multiplatforms, Version 7.0.

WebSphere Process Server 7.0

Operating System Software Hardware
AIX IBM AIX 5L 5.3 (TL 5300-06 or later FP) (32 and 64-bit kernel support)

IBM AIX 6.1 (TL 6100-01-00-0822 or later FP) (64-bit kernel support)

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HP-UX RISC Detailed requirements (US)

IA64 Detailed requirements (US)
RISC Detailed requirements (US)

IA64 Detailed requirements (US)
Linux on Intel Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 or 5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9,10, or 11 running on x86

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 or 5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10 or 11 running on x86-64

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Intel® Pentium at 3Ghz for single core system, 2.40GHz for dual cores or faster; Intel EM64T or AMD Opteron (32-bit kernel support only)

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AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

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Linux on POWER Detailed requirements (US) Any system from the IBM POWER family of processors.

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Linux on System z Detailed requirements (US) Detailed requirements (US)
Solaris Solaris on SPARC

Sun Solaris 9 or 10 with the latest Patch Cluster (32 and 64-bit kernel support)

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Solaris on x86-64

Sun Solaris 10 with the latest Patch Cluster (64-bit kernel support)

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Sun Solaris operating environment compatible SPARC at 440MHz or faster

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Solaris on x86-64

AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

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Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Windows on x86

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Windows on x86-64

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Windows on x86

Intel® Pentium at 500MHz or faster; Intel EM64T or AMD Opteron (32-bit kernel support only)

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Windows on x86-64

AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

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z/OS z/OS and z/OS.e 1.7, or later

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Any hardware that supports z/OS and z/OS.e 1.7, or later

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WebSphere Process Server 6.2

Operating System Software Hardware
AIX IBM AIX 5L 5.3 (TL 5300-06 or later FP) (32 and 64-bit kernel support)

IBM AIX 6.1 (TL 6100-01-00-0822) (64-bit kernel support)

Detailed Requirements (US)
Detailed Requirements (US)
HP-UX RISC Detailed Requirements (US)

IA64 Detailed Requirements (US)
RISC Detailed Requirements (US)

IA64 Detailed Requirements (US)
i5/OS i5/OS V5R4

i5/OS V6R1

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Linux on Intel Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 or 5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 or 10 running on x86

(US)Detailed Requirements (US)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 or 5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 or 10 running on x86-64

(US)Detailed Requirements (US)
Intel® Pentium at 3Ghz for single core system, 2.40GHz for dual cores or faster; Intel EM64T or AMD Opteron (32-bit kernel support only)

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AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

(US)Detailed Requirements (US)
Linux on POWER Detailed Requirements (US) Any system from the IBM POWER family of processors.

Detailed Requirements (US)
Linux on System z Detailed Requirements (US) Detailed Requirements (US)
Solaris Solaris on SPARC

Sun Solaris 9 or 10 with the latest Patch Cluster (32 and 64-bit kernel support)

Detailed requirements (US)

Solaris on x86-64

Sun Solaris 10 with the latest Patch Cluster (64-bit kernel support)

Detailed system requirements (US)
Sun Solaris operating environment compatible SPARC at 440MHz or faster

Detailed requirements (US)

Solaris on x86-64

AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

Detailed system requirements (US)
Windows 2008, Windows XP Professional Windows on x86

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Windows on x86-64

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Windows on x86 (US)

Intel® Pentium at 500MHz or faster; Intel EM64T or AMD Opteron (32-bit kernel support only)

(US)Detailed requirements (US)

Windows on x86 (US)-64

AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

(US)Detailed requirements (US)
z/OS z/OS and z/OS.e 1.8, or later

Detailed requirements (US)
Any hardware that supports z/OS and z/OS.e 1.8, or later

Detailed requirements (US)

WebSphere Process Server 6.1

Operating System Software Hardware
AIX IBM AIX 5L 5.2 Maintenance package TL 5200-09 (32 and 64-bit kernel support)

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Any system from the IBM POWER family of processors

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HP-UX (RISC)

HP-UX 11iv2 (11.23)

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(IA64)

HP-UX 11iv2 (11.23) (64bit kernel support)

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(RISC)

PA-RISC processor

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(IA64)

Intel Itanium 2 Processor

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i5/OS i5/OS V5R4

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Any system from the IBM POWER5 family of processors or later; one processing unit or more.

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Linux (Linux on Z)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 or 5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 or 10

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(Linux on Z)

System z processors

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Linux on Intel Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 or 5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 or 10

(US)Detailed Requirements (US)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 or 5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 or 10

(US)Detailed Requirements (US)
Intel® Pentium at 500MHz or faster; Intel EM64T or AMD Opteron (32-bit kernel support only)

Detailed Requirements (US)

AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

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Linux on POWER Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 or 5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 or 10

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IBM System I models that support logical partitioning (LPAR). IBM System p (pSeries), IBM OpenPower or IBM BladeCenter.

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Solaris Sun Solaris 9 with the latest Patch Cluster

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Sun Solaris 10 with the latest Patch Cluster (64-bit kernel support)

(US)Detailed Requirements (US)
Sun Solaris operating environment compatible SPARC at 440MHz or faster

(US)Detailed Requirements (US)

AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

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Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003

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Windows Server 2003
Windows XP Professional SP2

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AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T (64 bit kernel support)

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Intel® Pentium at 500MHz or faster; Intel EM64T or AMD Opteron (32-bit kernel support only)

(US)Detailed Requirements (US)
z/OS z/OS and z/OS.e 1.7, or later

Detailed Requirements (US)
Any hardware that supports z/OS and z/OS.e 1.7, or later

Detailed Requirements (US)

WebSphere Process Server

Operating System Software Hardware
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Linux on Intel, Linux on zSeries, Solaris, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional, z/OS Detailed requirements (US) Detailed requirements (US)

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