Preparing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 for installation

You might have to complete extra steps to prepare a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 15 system for a WebSphere Application Server installation.

1. Run YaST to install the libgcc_s1-32bit C compiler runtime library.
   This library is needed for dynamically linked C programs.
2. Run YaST to install the patterns-base-32bit 32-Bit runtime environment.

   This step installs the 32-bit variant of all selected patterns, which enables the system to run 32-bit software.

3. Verify that the appropriate library package or packages exist on your SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 12 operating system.
   To install all packages that the product requires, run the following command:

   zypper install libgtk-3-0-32bit libgthread-2_0-0-32bit libXtst6-32bit libstdc++6-32bit

   Avoid Trouble: If you plan to use the Profile Management Tool (PMT), you can encounter issues using GTK+ 3.0. Refer to Managing profiles using the graphical user interface for more information.

   Run the following commands to install the required packages for a specific product component:

   • WebSphere Configuration Tools (WCT):

     zypper install libgtk-3-0-32bit libgthread-2_0-0-32bit libXtst6-32bit

   • Edge Caching Proxy:

     zypper install libstdc++33-32bit

     This package requires the SLE-Module-Legacy product repository.

4. For POWER® Little Endian (LE), review the following platform-specific limitations:
   • Edge Caching Proxy is not supported on this architecture.
   • Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 components Content Based Routing (CBR) and Site Selector are not supported.
   • IBM® HTTP Server and the WebSphere web server plug-in do not have a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 certified implementation. To use these components in uncertified FIPS 140-2 mode, set the native environment variable ICC_IGNORE_FIPS to yes.