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WebSphere Application Server - Express

WebSphere software

An edition of WebSphere Application Server - Express

System requirements

The following requirements must be met on both the server and the client to support the basic installation and use of WebSphere Application Server - Express Version 6.1:


Operating SystemSoftwareHardware
AIX For AIX operating systems with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

IBM AIX 5L™, Version 5.2 with recommended maintenance package 5200-07

AIX 5L, Version 5.3 with Service Pack (SP) 5300-04-01
For AIX operating systems with 32-bit technology-based WebSphere Application Server:

Any system from the IBM POWER™ family of processors

Minimum 1112MB available disk space for installation (includes software development kit [SDK])

Minimum 512MB physical memory; 1GB recommended

CD-ROM drive
HP-UX For HP-UX operating systems with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

HP-UX 11i, Version 2 (11.23) with Standard Patch Bundles of March 2006 and Sep 2004 Bundle 11i
For HP-UX operating systems with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

PA-RISC processor

Minimum 1368MB available disk space for installation (includes SDK)

Minimum 512MB physical memory; 1GB recommended

CD-ROM drive
i5/OS , OS/400 For i5/OS and OS/400 operating systems:

i5/OS and OS/400, Version 5.3

i5/OS, Version 5.4
For i5/OS and OS/400 operating systems:

If your applications contain enterprise beans

IBM AS/400e™ model 170 with processor feature 2385

AS/400e model 720 with processor feature 2062

System i model 270 with processor feature 2250

System i model 820 with processor feature 2395

Minimum 750MB of physical memory, in addition to the memory required for any other applications running on your System i server

If your applications consist solely of servlets and JSP files

System i model 270 with processor feature 2250

System i model 820 with processor feature 2395

Minimum 750MB of physical memory, in addition to the memory required for any other applications

Available disk space requirements

WebSphere Application Server: 900MB

WebSphere Application Server samples: 80MB

Application client: 160MB

Web server plug-ins: 100MB
Linux For Linux operating environments on x86 processor-based systems with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 3 with Update 5 or 6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 4 with Update 2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, Version 3 with Update 5 or 6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, Version 4 with Update 2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, Version 3 with Update 5 or 6 (support for application design, development and testing; no support for production use)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, Version 4 with Update 2 (support for application design, development and testing; no support for production use)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Version 9 with SP2 or 3

For Linux operating environments on POWER servers with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 3.0 with Update 5 or 6 (supported for application design, development and testing; no support for production use)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 4 with Update 2 (supported for application design, development and testing; no support for production use)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Version 9 with SP2 or 3
For Linux on x86 operating systems with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

Intel® Pentium® processor at 500MHz or faster

Intel EM64T or AMD Opteron (32-bit kernel support only)

Minimum 1226MB available disk space for installation (includes SDK)

Minimum 512MB of physical memory; 1GB recommended

CD-ROM drive

For Linux on POWER:

IBM System i™ with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server

System i models that support logical partitioning (LPAR) with minimum of 450 commercial processing workload (CPW) in the Linux partition

Minimum 16GB available disk space for the IBM OS/400® partition; 2.5GB minimum for the Linux partition

Minimum 512MB physical memory; 1GB recommended for 32-bit WebSphere Application Server

CD-ROM drive

IBM System p™, IBM OpenPower™ or IBM BladeCenter® with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server

Minimum 1231MB available disk space for installation (32-bit application server)

Minimum 512MB physical memory; 1GB recommended for 32-bit WebSphere Application Server

CD-ROM drive
Solaris For Sun Solaris Operating Environment with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

Sun Solaris Operating Environment, Version 9 with the latest Patch Cluster

Sun Solaris Operating Environment, Version 10 with the latest Patch Cluster
For Sun Solaris Operating Environment with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

Sun Solaris operating environment SPARC workstation at 440 MHz, or faster

Minimum 1267MB available disk space for installation (includes SDK)

Minimum 512MB physical memory; 1GB recommended

CD-ROM drive
Windows For Windows operating systems with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with SP4

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with SP4

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Server with SP4 (supported for application design, development and testing only; no support for production use)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter with SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise with SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard with SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2 (supported for application design, development and testing only; no support for production use)
For Microsoft Windows with 32-bit WebSphere Application Server:

Intel Pentium processor at 500MHz or faster

Intel EM64T or AMD Opteron (32-bit operating-system support only)

Minimum 1303MB available disk space for installation (includes SDK)

Minimum 512MB physical memory; 1GB recommended

CD-ROM drive

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