This chapter provides information about the hardware and software required for the installation of Oracle Database Gateway for WebSphere MQ and the recommended online documentation. It contains the following sections:
The following table contains the hardware requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for WebSphere MQ.
Table 3-1 Hardware Requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for WebSphere MQ
| Hardware Items | Required for AIX-Based Systems | Required for HP-UX Itanium | Required for Solaris | Required for Linux x86 | Required for Linux x86 64 bit | Required for Microsoft Windows 32 bit | Required for Microsoft Windows 64 bit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Temporary Disk space |
400 MB |
400 MB |
400 MB |
400 MB |
400 MB |
300 MB |
300 MB |
|
Disk space |
1.5 GB |
1.5 GB |
1.5 GB |
1.5 GB |
1.5 GB |
300 MB |
300 MB |
|
Physical Memory |
512 MB |
512 MB |
512 MB |
512 MB |
512 MB |
512 MB |
512 MB |
|
Swap space |
1 GB |
1 GB |
1 GB |
1 GB |
1 GB |
NA |
NA |
|
Processor |
IBM RS/6000 AIX-Based System Processor |
HP Itanium processor for hp-ux 11 |
Sun Solaris Operating System (SPARC) Processor |
Red Hat Linux AS 2.4 Intel Architecture 32 bit |
Red Hat Linux AS 2.4 Intel Architecture 32 bit |
Intel Pentium or compatible |
Intel Pentium or compatible |
The following table contains the software requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for WebSphere MQ.
Table 3-2 Software Requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for WebSphere MQ
| Platform | Requirement | WebSphere MQ Server Software |
|---|---|---|
|
AIX-Based Systems |
64 bit only AIX 5L version 5.3 TL9 or higher, AIX 6.1 OS Patches: Check with your software vendor for current maintenance requirements. |
When the gateway resides on the same system as the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ for AIX version 6.0 or later is required. When the gateway resides on a different system than the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ Client for AIX version 6.0 or later is required on the gateway system. |
|
HP-UX Itanium |
64 bit only HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) or HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) OS Patches: Check with your software vendor for current maintenance requirements. |
When the gateway resides on the same system as the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ for HP-UX version 6.0 or later is required. When the gateway resides on a different system than the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ Client for HP-UX version 6.0 or later is required on the gateway system. |
|
Sun Solaris Operating System (SPARC) |
64 bit only Solaris 9 Update 6 or laterSolaris 10 OS Patches: Check with your software vendor for current maintenance requirements. |
When the gateway resides on the same system as the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris version 6.0 or later is required. When the gateway resides on a different system than the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ Client for Sun Solaris version 6.0 or later is required on the gateway system. |
|
Linux x86 |
32 bit OS Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.0 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 OS Patches: Check with your software vendor for current maintenance requirements |
When the gateway resides on the same system as the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ for IA Linux/32 version 6.0 or later is required. When the gateway resides on a different system than the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ Client for IA Linux/32 version 6.0 or later is required on the gateway system. |
|
Linux x86 64 bit |
64 bit OS Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.0 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 OS Patches: Check with your software vendor for current maintenance requirements |
When the gateway resides on the same system as the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ for IA Linux x 86 64 bit version 6.0 or later is required. When the gateway resides on a different system than the WebSphere MQ server software, then WebSphere MQ Client for IA Linux x86 64 bit version 6.0 or later is required on the gateway system. |
|
Microsoft Windows 32 bit |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional version 2002. The latest service pack for your operating system, MS Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - all editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 - all editions Microsoft Windows Vista - Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions |
When the gateway resides on the same system as the WebSphere MQ server software, or when the gateway resides on a different system than the WebSphere MQ server software, WebSphere MQ version 6.0 or later is required on the gateway system. |
|
Microsoft Windows x64 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - all x64 editions. The latest service pack for your operating system, MS Windows 2000 (Service Pack 1) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 - all x64 editions Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista x64 - Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions Microsoft Windows 2008 x64 |
When the gateway resides on the same system as the WebSphere MQ server software, or when the gateway resides on a different system than the WebSphere MQ server software, WebSphere MQ version 7.0 or later is required on the gateway system |
Set the ulimit value for the maximum number of open files per process to 1024 or greater:
prompt> ulimit -n 1024
Note:
All IBM software must be installed before the gateway software is installed. For example, if WebSphere MQ software is not installed before DG4MQ, then the product link fails.The Oracle database requires the latest patch set for Oracle Database 11g.