System requirements
WebSphere MQ for z/VSE V3.0 is the follow-on release to MQSeries for VSE/ESA V2.1.2.
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX |
AIX 5.3 plus TL04 and appropriate firmware AIX 6.1 Detailed system requirements for AIX |
64-bit IBM pSeries systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs. Any hardware capable of running other trademarked AIX systems from IBM or other vendors that have passed a set of certification tests for compliance with the AIX application binary and programming interfaces. Detailed system requirements for AIX |
| HP-UX |
HP-UX Itanium: HP-UX 11i V2 (11.23) HP-UX 11i V3 (11.31) Detailed system requirements for HP-UX Itanium * * * HP-UX PA-RISC: HP-UX 11i V2 (11.23) HP-UX 11i V3 (11.31) Detailed system requirements for HP-UX PA-RISC platform |
HP-UX Itanium: Any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated applications unmodified Detailed system requirements for HP-UX Itanium * * * HP-UX PA-RISC: 64-bit systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs Detailed system requirements for HP-UX PA-RISC |
| i5/OS |
IBM i5/OS V5R3M0 plus PTF SI21688 IBM i5/OS V5R4M0 IBM i5/OS V6R1M0 Detailed system requirements for i5/OS: |
IBM System i, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods, and the application programs. Detailed system requirements for i5/OS: |
| Linux for System p |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V4.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V11 Detailed system requirements on Linux for System p |
64-bit System i and System p IBM POWER processor-based systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs. Detailed system requirements on Linux for System p |
| Linux for System x |
32-bit: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V4.0 or later update Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V11 NLPOS9 FP1 IRES V2 Red Flag Data Centre V5.0 Detailed system requirements on Linux for System x (32-bit) *** 64-bit: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V4.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V11 Detailed system requirements on Linux for System x (64-bit) |
32-bit: x86 PC hardware, including x86-64 processors, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs. Detailed system requirements on Linux for System x (32-bit) * * * 64-bit: AMD64, EM64T, and compatible processors - any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated applications unmodified Detailed system requirements on Linux for System x (64-bit) |
| Linux for System z |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V4.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V11 Detailed system requirements on Linux for System z |
IBM System z9 or IBM eServer (or equivalent) 64-bit - any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated applications unmodified. Detailed system requirements on Linux for System z |
| Solaris |
Sun Solaris x86-64: Sun Solaris V10 (with SunSolve-recommended Patch Cluster level) Detailed system requirements for Solaris x86-64 * * * Sun Solaris SPARC: Sun Solaris V9 Sun Solaris V10 Detailed system requirements for Solaris SPARC |
Solaris x86-64: AMD64, EM64T, and compatible processors - any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated applications unmodified Sun Solaris operating environment: 64-bit Sun SPARC systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs. Detailed system requirements for Solaris x86-64 * * * Solaris SPARC: Sun Solaris operating environment: 64-bit Sun SPARC systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs Detailed system requirements for Solaris SPARC |
| Windows |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later) Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later) Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later) Standard x64 Edition or Enterprise x64 Edition) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 (SP1 or later) Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 (SP1 or later) Standard x64 Edition or Enterprise x64 Edition) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise or Ultimate Edition) Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions of Business, Enterprise or Ultimate Edition) Microsoft Windows Embedded Point of Service 1.0 Detailed system requirements for Windows |
X86 and x86-64 (also known as x64) technology-compatible PC hardware, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs. Note that Itanium 64-bit is not supported Detailed system requirements for Windows |
| z/OS |
z/OS V1.8 or later Detailed system requirements for z/OS |
Any IBM OS/390 or zSeries 900 processor capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ for z/OS, the access methods, and the application programs. Detailed system requirements for z/OS |
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX |
AIX 5.2 with Maintenance Level 3; AIX 5.3; AIX 6.1 Detailed system requirements for AIX |
64-bit IBM pSeries® systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs Any hardware capable of running other trademarked AIX systems from IBM or other vendors that have passed a set of certification tests for compliance with the AIX application binary and programming interfaces. Detailed system requirements for AIX |
| HP OpenVMS |
Alpha: OpenVMS Alpha V8.2 OpenVMS Alpha V8.3 Itanium: OpenVMS Itanium V8.2-1 OpenVMS Itanium V8.3 OpenVMS Itanium V8.3-1H1 Detailed system requirements for V6.0 for HP OpenVMS |
Alpha: Any HP AlphaServer hardware capable of running OpenVMS Alpha V8.2 or V8.3 Itanium: Any HP Itanium hardware capable of running OpenVMS Itanium V8.2-1, V8.3 or V8.3-1H1 Detailed system requirements for V6.0 for HP OpenVMS |
| HP-UX |
HP-UX Itanium platform: HP-UX 11i V2 (11.23) HP-UX 11i V3 (11.31) Detailed system requirements for HP-UX Itanium platform * * * HP-UX PA-RISC platform: HP-UX 11i V1 (B.11.11) (with December 2003 QPK) HP-UX 11i V2 (11.23) HP-UX 11i V3 (11.31) Detailed system requirements for HP-UX PA-RISC platform |
HP-UX Itanium platform: Any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated applications unmodified Detailed system requirements for HP-UX Itanium platform * * * HP-UX PA-RISC platform: 64-bit systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs Detailed system requirements for HP-UX PA-RISC platform |
| i5/OS , OS/400, System i |
System i: IBM OS/400 V5.2 with program temporary fix (PTF) C3077520 or later, and Java Group PTF SF99169; IBM i5/OS V5.3; IBM i5/OS V5.4; IBM i 6.1 Detailed system requirements for System i and i5/OS |
System i: IBM System i systems capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods, and the application programs Detailed system requirements for System i and i5/OS |
| Linux for S/390, System z |
Linux for S/390: Red Hat Enterprise Linux V3.0 with Update 2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 and V5.0; SLES V8; SLES V9; SLES V10; SLES V11; Detailed system requirements on Linux for S/390 * * * Linux for System z: Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 and V5.0; SLES V9; SLES V10; SLES V11 Detailed system requirements on Linux for System z |
Linux for S/390: IBM S/390® or zSeries® (or equivalent) processor capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs. Detailed system requirements on Linux for S/390 * * * Linux for System z: IBM zSeries or IBM eServer (or equivalent) 64-bit processor - any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated applications unmodified Detailed system requirements on Linux for System z |
| Linux for System p |
Linux for System p: Red Hat Enterprise Linux V3.0 with Update 2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 and V5.0; SLES V9; SLES V10; SLES V11 Detailed system requirements on Linux for System p |
Linux for System p: 64-bit iSeries and pSeries IBM POWER processor-based systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs Detailed system requirements on Linux for System p |
| Linux for System x |
Linux for System x (32-bit): Red Hat Enterprise Linux V3.0 with Update 2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 and V5.0; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) V8; SLES V9; SLES V10; SLES V11; NLPOS9 FP1; IRES V2 Detailed system requirements on Linux for System x (32-bit) * * * Linux for System x (64-bit): Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 and V5.0; SLES V9 ; SLES V10 ; SLES V11 Detailed system requirements on Linux for System x (64-bit) |
Linux for System x (32-bit): 32-bit x86 PC hardware capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs Detailed system requirements on Linux for System x (32-bit) * * * Linux for System x (64-bit): AMD64, EM64T, and compatible processors - any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated applications unmodified Detailed system requirements on Linux for System x (64-bit) |
| Solaris |
Solaris x86-64 platform: Solaris 10 Detailed system requirements for Solaris x86-64 platform * * * Solaris SPARC platform: Sun Solaris operating environment V8, V9 (with SunSolve-recommended Patch Cluster level) or V10 Detailed system requirements for Solaris SPARC platform |
Solaris x86-64 platform: AMD64, EM64T, and compatible processors - any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated applications unmodified Detailed system requirements for Solaris x86-64 platform * * * Solaris SPARC platform: 64-bit Sun SPARC systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs Detailed system requirements for Solaris SPARC platform |
| Windows |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server or Advanced Server with SP4; Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP1 or later (including x64 Edition); Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or later (Standard, Enterprise, Standard x64 or Enterprise x64 Edition); Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 (Standard, Enterprise, Standard x64 or Enterprise x64 Edition); Microsoft Vista (Ultimate, Enterprise and Business Edition); Microsoft Windows Embedded Point of Service 1.0 Detailed system requirements for Windows |
Windows x86 or x64 technology-compatible PC hardware, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ, the access methods and the application programs Detailed system requirements for Windows |
| z/OS |
IBM z/OS (5694-A01) V1.4 or greater Detailed system requirements for z/OS |
Any IBM OS/390 or zSeries 900 processor capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ for z/OS, the access methods, and the application programs Detailed system requirements for z/OS |
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX |
AIX® 5.3, AIX® 5.2 (for SSL function with C Set ++ v 6.0.0.2 (Runtime); AIX® 5.1 with PTF Nos: U477366, U477367 and U477368; AIX® 4.3.3 with relevant Year 2000 fixes Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for AIX® |
Any Year 2000-compliant IBM RS/6000® or IBM eServer pSeries® hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated unmodified applications Any hardware capable of running other trademarked AIX systems from IBM or other vendors that have passed a set of certification tests for compliance with the AIX application binary and programming interfaces |
| HP NonStop |
HP NonStop Server (Integrity): HP NonStop Server H06.04 Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for HP NonStop Server (Integrity) * * * HP NonStop Server (S-series): HP NonStop Server G06.25 Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for HP NonStop Server (S-series) |
HP NonStop Server (Integrity): Any HP NS-Series NonStop Integrity Server machine that is capable of running the HP NonStop Server H06.01, or later, operating system * * * HP NonStop Server (S-series): Any HP S-series NonStop Server machine that is capable of running the HP NonStop Server G06.25, or later, operating system |
| HP OpenVMS |
ALPHA: OpenVMS Alpha V7.3_2 (with latest OVMS patches: minimum levels DEC AXPVMS VMS732_PTHREAD V2.0, DEC AXPVMS VMS732_SYS V6.0 and DEC AXPVMS VMS732_MQ-V0100) OpenVMS Alpha 8.2 (with OpenVMS latest patches) OpenVMS Alpha 8.3 with OpenVMS latest patches, including the patch VMS83A_MQ-V0100 which is mandatory for MQ (note: the GUI install for WebSphere® MQ requires HP DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS) ITANIUM®: OpenVMS Itanium V8.2 (with latest OpenVMS IPF patches) OpenVMS V8.2_1 Itanium® 8.2-1 (with OpenVMS latest patches, including the patch VMS821I_MQ-V0100 which is mandatory for MQ) OpenVMS Itanium® V8.3 (with OpenVMS latest patches, including the patch VMS83I_MQ-V0100 which is mandatory for MQ (note: the GUI install for WebSphere® MQ requires HP DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS) Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for HP OpenVMS |
ALPHA: Any HP AlphaServer machine capable of running OpenVMS V7.3-2 or OpenVMS V8.2 ITANIUM: Any HP Itanium machine capable of running OpenVMS V8.2 |
| HP-UX |
HP-UX V11.0 with relevant Year 2000 fixes and HP-UX V11i (11.11) Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for HP-UX |
Any Year 2000-compliant Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC (1.1 or higher) hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated unmodified applications |
| Linux on Intel |
Any Linux® distribution running on Kernel 2.4 with glibc version 2.2 (or a later version of glibc) using LinuxThreads; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, NLPOS9 FP1 and IRES V2; Red Hat Package Manager Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for Linux® on Intel® |
Any Year 2000-compliant Intel®-based 32-bit PC hardware (or equivalent) that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated unmodified applications |
| Linux on zSeries |
Any Linux® distribution running on Kernel 2.4 with glibc version 2.2.4 or later; Red Hat Package Manager Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for Linux® on zSeries |
IBM S/390® or IBM IBM eServer zSeries® processor, or equivalent compatible, fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated unmodified applications |
| OS/400 |
OS/400® V5R1 or OS/400® V5R2 Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for OS/400® |
Any Year 2000-compliant IBM IBM eServer iSeries hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software shown below, and any associated unmodified applications |
| Solaris |
Sun® Solaris 7, Sun® Solaris 8, Sun® Solaris 9, Sun® Solaris 10 Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for Solaris |
Any Year 2000-compliant Sun Microsystems UltraSPARC hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software, and any associated unmodified applications |
| Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows NT, Windows XP Professional |
Microsoft® Windows NT V4.0 with Service Pack 6a; Microsoft® Windows 2000 (Professional or Server Edition) or Microsoft® Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Microsoft® Windows XP (Professional); Microsoft® Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise edition. 32-bit (NOT 64-bit) operating systems only. Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for Microsoft® Windows |
Any Year 2000-compliant 32-bit Intel-based PC hardware (or equivalent) that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software shown below, and any associated unmodified applications |
| z/OS |
OS/390® (5647-A01) V2.9 or z/OS® (5694-A01) V1.1 Detailed system requirements for V5.3 for z/OS® |
Any IBM OS/390® or IBM IBM eServer zSeries 900 (z900) processor capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system and has enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, WebSphere MQ for z/OS, the access methods, and the application programs |
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| z/VSE V3.1, or later |
Language Environment V1.4.4, or later CICS/VSE V2.3 or CICS Transaction Server for VSE/ESA V1.1.1, or later For APPC channels: VTAM V4.2, or later For TCP/IP channels: TCP/IP for VSE V1.5F (or equivalent), or later |
IBM System z10 Enterprise Class IBM System z10 Business Class IBM System z9 Enterprise Class IBM System z9 Business Class IBM zSeries 890 IBM zSeries 990 IBM zSeries 800 IBM zSeries 900 S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server Generation 5 and 6 S/390 Multiprise 3000 Other manufactures compatible servers capable of running z/VSE |
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| VSE | VSE/ESA V2.7 (5690-VSE) or z/VSE (5609-ZVS) V3.1 or greater | IBM S/390® or zSeries® (or equivalent) processor capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the combined requirements of the programming prerequisites, MQSeries for VSE, the access methods, and the application programs |
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