Before planning your implementation of IBM Integration Bus V9, formerly known as WebSphere Message Broker, take a look at the operating environment requirements. If you need help updating your operating system or assessing your environment pre-implementation, contact Miles Roty, Senior Account Manager at TxMQ (Miles@txmq.com) to assist you.

Specified operating environment

Hardware requirements – IBM Integration Bus V9.0

IBM AIX
64-bit IBM Power® systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the requirements of IBM Integration Bus.
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 IBM AIX application binary and programming interfaces.
HP-UX on Itanium™
Itanium systems: Any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the corresponding supporting software shown below, and any associated applications unmodified.
Linux on IBM Power
64-bit IBM Power processor-based systems only, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the requirements of IBM Integration Bus.
Linux on x86
x86 technology-compatible PC hardware, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the requirements of IBM Integration Bus.
Linux on x86-64
AMD64 and EM64T technology-compatible PC hardware, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the requirements of IBM Integration Bus.
Linux on System z®
Any server capable of running one of the Linux for System z releases listed in the software requirements topic below.
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 shown below, and any associated applications unmodified.
Solaris SPARC
Sun Microsystems SPARC processor machines.
Microsoft Windows™
Windows x86 technology-compatible PC hardware, capable of running the required level of a compatible operating system with enough storage to meet the requirements of IBM Integration Bus.
IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX , V9.0

• Any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running PowerVM® , IBM AIX , IBM Integration Bus V9.0, and all corresponding supporting software
• IBM Workload Deployer, with minimum firmware level V3.1

IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86, V9.0

• Any hardware that is explicitly compatible and fully capable of running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5, IBM Integration Bus V9.0, and all corresponding supporting software
• IBM Workload Deployer, with minimum firmware level V3.1

Software requirements IBM Integration Bus V9.0

IBM AIX

• IBM AIX 6.1 (Technology Level 5)
• IBM AIX 7.1
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

HP-UX on Itanium

• HP-UX 11i V3 (plus PHCO_38048, PHSS 42980, and PHSS 41496) for Itanium
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

Linux on IBM Power

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V5.5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V6
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

Linux on x86

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V5.5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V6
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11
• Ubuntu 12.04
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

Linux on x86-64

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V5.5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V6
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11
• Ubuntu 12.04
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

Linux on System z

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V5.5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS V6
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

Solaris on SPARC

• Solaris 10
• Solaris 11
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

Solaris on x86-64

• Solaris 10
• Solaris 11
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

Microsoft Windows x86

• Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise (32bit and 64bit) Edition
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Edition
• Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate (32bit and 64bit) Edition
• Windows 8 Basic, Professional and Enterprise Editions
• Windows 2012, Standard Edition
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

Microsoft Windows x86-64

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Edition
• Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate Edition
• Windows 8 Basic, Professional and Enterprise Editions
• Windows 2012, Standard Edition
• WebSphere MQ V7.5

IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX , V9.0
PowerVM must be installed on the system targeted for deployment of IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition V9.0 for IBM AIX .
The IBM AIX V6.1 operating system is included in IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition IBM AIX , V9.0. However, clients must purchase the license for IBM AIX separately as part of their Power System hardware and PowerVM setup. All other required software is provided with IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX , V9.0.
IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86, V9.0
VMware ESX must be installed on the system targeted for deployment of IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition for Red Hat Enterprise Linux . All other required software is provided with IBM Integration Bus Hypervisor Edition V9.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux .