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This document serves to supplement the installation and upgrade instructions by summarizing the system requirements for IBM Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, Version 8.x
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Microsoft Windows Operating System
Hosted Development Environments
Eclipse Installation & Licensing Requiremments
Minimum Hardware Requirements
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.x
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Component
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Minimum Requirements
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Processor
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1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, dual or quad core recommended
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Display
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1024 x 768; 1280 X 1024 recommended |
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Memory
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2 GB RAM miminum; 3GB RAM or more recommended
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Disk space
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3.5GB for installation; 7.0 GB required when installing from a download
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Recommended
Hardware Configuration v8.0.3 64-bit install |
Minimum 8 GB RAM with minimum 4 GB Heap
Note: -Xcompressedrefs (IBM VM) or -XX:+UseCompressedOops (Sun) flag, may optimize memory usage for 64-bit machines with less than 32GB |
Linux
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.x
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Hardware
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Operating System
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Comments
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Review
1263677 for important details about running our 32-bit application on 64-bit OS
New in v8.0.3 - 64-bit mode support added! See Benefits, requirements, limitations, and known issues for Rational Software Architect v8.0.3 products running as 64-bit applications |
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Desktop
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x86-32
x86-64 |
SUSE (SLED) Desktop 11
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SUSE (SLED) Desktop 10
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Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS
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The following are not currently supported on Ubuntu:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
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Server
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Red Hat Enterprise Server 5
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Red Hat Enterprise Server 6
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SUSE Enterprise Server 11
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SUSE Enterprise Server 10
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Microsoft Windows
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Rational Software Architect
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v8.x
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Hardware
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Operating System
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Comments
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Review
1263677 for important details about running our 32-bit application on 64-bit OS
New in v8.0.3 - 64-bit mode support added! See Benefits, requirements, limitations, and known issues for Rational Software Architect v8.0.3 products running as 64-bit applications |
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Windows 7
Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate Editions |
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Windows Vista
Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate Editions |
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Windows XP Professional
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Not supported in 64-bit install v8.0.3 technote: 1502701 |
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Windows Server 2003
Standard & Enterprise Editions |
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Windows Server 2008
Standard & Enterprise Editions |
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Virtualization
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Rational Software Architect
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v8.x
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Product
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Comments
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Citrix
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Presentation Server 4.5
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Presentation Server 4
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Windows Terminal Server
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Windows Server 2003
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Windows Server 2008
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VMware
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VMware Workstation 5.5.x
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**Correct potential hang |
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VMware Player 3.0
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**Select the VMware " Disable acceleration" option (as described in VMware Options) , if hang occurs when running Rational Software Architect in VMware. (Note: This may occur when navigating multiple level GUI's.)
Eclipse Runtime, Installation & Licensing Requirements
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Rational Software Architect
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v8.x
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Product
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Version
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Comments
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Eclipse
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3.6
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0 |
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3.6.1
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.1 | |
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3.6.2
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.2 | |
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3.6.2.1
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.3 | |
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3.6.2.2
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.4, 8.0.4.1 (3.6.2.2a) and 8.0.4.2 (3.6.2.2b) | |
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3.6.2.3
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.5 | |
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3.6.2.4
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.5.1 | |
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IBM Installation Manager
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1.4.1 or greater
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0, 8.0.1 |
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1.4.2 or greater
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.2 | |
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1.4.4 or greater
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.3 | |
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1.4.4 or greater
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.4, 8.0.4.1, 8.0.4.2, 8.5 and 8.5.1 | |
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Rational License Key Administrator & Server
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8.1.2-8.1.3
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.5 and 8.5.1 |
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8.1.1
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software up to v8.0.4.2 | |
Web Browsers
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Rational Software Architect
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v8.x
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Web Browser
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Version
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Comments
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Firefox
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8 and later
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Internet Explorer
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9
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Minimum browser requirement on 64-bit Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.0.3 technote: 1502701 |
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8
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Not supported on 64-bit Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.0.3 technote: 1502701 |
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7
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6 SP1
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Supported Databases
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Rational Software Architect
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v8.x
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Database
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Version
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Comments
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| CloudScape |
5.1
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| IBM® DB2® Database for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows® |
8.1
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8.2
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9.1
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9.5
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9.7
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| IBM DB2 for i5/OS® |
5R2
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5R3
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5R4
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| IBM DB2 for z/OS® |
7
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V8
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Compatibility and New Function Modes | |
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V9
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Compatibility and New Function Modes. The new function mode includes the generated data model that has all the new catalog features of DB2 for z/OS V8 and V9. Use the new function mode if you plan to work with the generated data models available in IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform products |
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| Derby |
10.0
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10.1
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10.2
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10.3
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| Generic JDBC |
1.0
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| Informix |
9.2
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9.3
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9.4
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10.0
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11.1
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11.5
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| MySQL |
4.0
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4.1
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5.0
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5.1
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| Oracle |
8
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9
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10
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11g
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| SQL Server |
2000
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2005
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| Sybase |
12.x
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15
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| Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise |
v7
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| SAP Max DB |
7.6
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7.7
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| HSQLDB |
1.8
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JREs
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.x
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Product
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Version
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Comments
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| IBM Runtime Environment for Java™ Technology Edition Version 7 | 7.0 SR3 | Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.5.1 |
| 7.0 SR1 | Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.5 | |
| IBM Runtime Environment for Java™ Technology Edition Version 6 | 6.0 SR11 | Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.4.2 |
| IBM Runtime Environment for Java™ Technology Edition Version 6 | 6.0 SR10 plus Fix Pack 001 | Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.4.1 |
| IBM Runtime Environment for Java™ Technology Edition Version 6 | 6.0 SR9 plus Fix Pack 002 and interim fix | Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.4 |
| IBM Runtime Environment for Java Technology Edition Version 6 |
6.0 SR9 plus Fix Pack 001 and interim fix
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.3 |
| IBM Runtime Environment for Java Technology Edition Version 6 |
6.0 SR9
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.0.2 |
| IBM Runtime Environment for Java Technology Edition Version 6 |
6.0 SR8
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.0 & 8.0.1 |
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Oracle JRE
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6.0
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Important: If you install the product into an existing Eclipse instance that does not use the IBM Runtime Environment for Java Technology Edition Version 6 , then you cannot use the following product features:
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Supported Application Servers
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.0.x
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Product
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Version
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Comments
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| WebSphere Application Server 6.0.x |
6.0.x
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WebSphere Application Server 6.x is not supported in Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, v8.5 and later |
| WebSphere Application Server 6.1.x |
6.1.x
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| Feature Pack for Web Services | WS FEP overview | |
| EJB 3.0 overview | ||
| WebSphere Application Server 7.0 |
7.x
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| Feature Pack for Communications Enabled Applications | CEA FEP overview | |
| Feature Pack for OSGi Applications and Java Persistence API 2.0 | OSGI and JPA 2 FEP overview | |
| Feature Pack for XML | XML FEP overview | |
| Feature Pack for Service Component Architecture | SCA FEP overview | |
| Feature Pack for Modern Batch | Supported on Rational Application Developer v801 and later Modern Batch FEP overview |
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| WebSphere Application Server 8.0 |
8.x
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.4.1, 8.0.4.2, 8.5 |
| WebSphere Application Server 8.5 |
8.5
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Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.5 |
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Beta Refresh
( March 2011 ) |
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v8.0.2 and earlier Beta Only (unsupported ) |
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| WebSphere Portal Server |
6.1
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6.1.5
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7.0.0.x
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Supported on Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software v801 and later | |
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