WebSphere Application Server product offerings for supported operating systems

WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5.5 includes several related offerings.

[HP-UX][Solaris]Important: On 30 September 2022, the WebSphere Application Server family of products discontinued support for the Solaris and HP-UX operating systems. You can purchase extended support for these operating systems. For details about the end of support, extended support, and suggested migration options, see the Software support discontinuance announcement.

For information about the various locations where you can access WebSphere Application Server software, see Download locations for WebSphere Application Server.

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Table 1. WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 product offerings for supported operating systems . .
Offering, offering ID, and operating systems 1 Description Location
Media Passport Advantage eImage 2 Shopz Entitled Systems Support (ESS) developer Works Web-based repository 3
Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server
com.ibm.websphere.
APPCLIENT.v85 
AIX®, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux®, Solaris, Windows,
com.ibm.websphere.
APPCLIENT.k1.v85 
Inspur K-UX
com.ibm.websphere.
APPCLIENT.le.v85
Linux on POWER® Little Endian
Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides resources and clients to aid development of client applications for use with WebSphere Application Server. The Application Client provides a runtime framework for client applications either to run on the Application Client machine or to be distributed with client applications that are to run on other machines.
Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.
[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X 4

X

     

X

Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server (ILAN)
com.ibm.websphere.
APPCLIENTILAN.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
APPCLIENTILAN.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides resources and clients to aid development of client applications for use with WebSphere Application Server. The Application Client provides a runtime framework for client applications either to run on the Application Client machine or to be distributed with client applications that are to run on other machines.
Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

This offering is a no-cost non-supported and non-warranted version of the product.

       

X

X

DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server
com.ibm.websphere.
NDDMZ.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
NDDMZ.k1.v85 
Inspur K-UX
com.ibm.websphere.
NDDMZ.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides enhanced security for WebSphere Application Server environments. This offering can be used to install a proxy server in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), while reducing the security risk of installing an application server in the DMZ to host a proxy server.
Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment full-profile offering; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment offering.
[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X 5

X

     

X

DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server Trial
com.ibm.websphere.
NDDMZTRIAL.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
NDDMZTRIAL.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides enhanced security for WebSphere Application Server environments. This offering can be used to install a proxy server in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), while reducing the security risk of installing an application server in the DMZ to host a proxy server.
Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Trial full-profile offering; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment Trial offering.

This offering is a no-cost trial version of the product.

       

X

X

DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS®
com.ibm.websphere.
NDDMZ.zOS.v85
z/OS
DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS provides enhanced security for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS environments. This offering can be used to install a proxy server in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), while reducing the security risk of installing an application server in the DMZ to host a proxy server.
Restriction: This offering is intended for use with theIBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS full-profile offering; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS offering.

X

 

X 6

   

X 7

IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server
com.ibm.websphere.
IHS.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
IHS.k1.v85 
Inspur K-UX
com.ibm.websphere.
IHS.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server provides advanced web server capabilities with consistent management and security in a WebSphere Application Server environment. IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server is based on Apache HTTP Server.

This offering can be used with the with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings as well as the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X 4

X

     

X

IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server (ILAN)
com.ibm.websphere.
IHSILAN.v85
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
IHSILAN.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server provides advanced web server capabilities with consistent management and security in a WebSphere Application Server environment. IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server is based on Apache HTTP Server.

This offering can be used with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings as well as the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

This offering is a no-cost non-supported and non-warranted version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS  
com.ibm.websphere.
IHS.zOS.v85   
z/OS
IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS provides advanced web server capabilities with consistent management and security in a WebSphere Application Server for z/OS environment. IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server z/OS is based on Apache HTTP Server.

This offering can be used with the IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS full-profile offering as well as the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS offering.

X

 

X 6

   

X 7

IBM Web Enablement for IBM i
com.ibm.websphere.
WEBENAB.v85
IBM i
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

Web Enablement for IBM i offers an entitlement to WebSphere Application Server - Express®.

WebSphere Application Server - Express delivers an affordable ready-to-go application foundation for smaller deployments of dynamic web applications which can be effortlessly migrated to more advanced versions of the WebSphere Application Server family as business needs change.

Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server for IBM i full-profile offering; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for IBM i offering.

X

   

X

   
IBM Web Enablement Liberty for IBM i
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.WEBENAB.v85
IBM i
IBM Web Enablement Liberty for IBM i is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server along with a simplified configuration approach for the development environment. Liberty can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications. 9

X

   

X

   
IBM WebSphere Application Server
com.ibm.websphere.
BASE.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i,Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
BASE.k1.v85
Inspur K-UX
com.ibm.websphere.
BASE.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server delivers the availability and security your business depends on while optimizing cost. This base edition of WebSphere Application Server is the foundation of the IBM WebSphere software platform.

[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X 5

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Trial
com.ibm.websphere.
BASETRIAL.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
BASETRIAL.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server delivers the availability and security your business depends on while optimizing cost. This base edition of WebSphere Application Server is the foundation of the IBM WebSphere software platform.

This offering is a no-cost trial version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.BASE.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Inspur K-UX,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration.  It supports the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite. WebSphere Application Server Liberty provides extended programming models like Web Services and JMS.  Liberty can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications. 9

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

[8.5.5.13 or later]Beginning with version 17.0.0.3 of WebSphere Application Server Liberty, the Inspur K-UX operating system is not supported.

[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Trial
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.BASETRIAL.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration.  It supports the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite.  WebSphere Application Server Liberty provides extended programming models like Web Services and JMS.  Liberty can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications. 9

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

This offering is a no-cost trial version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express
com.ibm.websphere.
EXPRESS.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris 10, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
EXPRESS.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server - Express delivers an affordable ready-to-go application foundation for smaller deployments of dynamic web applications which can be effortlessly migrated to more advanced versions of the WebSphere Application Server family as business needs change.

X 5

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express Trial
com.ibm.websphere.
EXPRESSTRIAL.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris 10, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
EXPRESSTRIAL.le.v85
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server - Express delivers an affordable ready-to-go application foundation for smaller deployments of dynamic web applications which can be effortlessly migrated to more advanced versions of the WebSphere Application Server family as business needs change.

This offering is a no-cost trial version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - Express
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.EXPRESS.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - Express is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration.  It supports the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite.  WebSphere Application Server Liberty - Express also provides extended programming models like Web Services and JMS.  Liberty can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications. 9

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

X

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers
com.ibm.websphere.
DEVELOPERS.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
DEVELOPERS.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server for Developers delivers the efficient development and innovative features of WebSphere Application Server to help developers reduce testing effort and develop with confidence using a runtime environment that is identical to the production runtime environment their applications will eventually run on.

X 5

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers (ILAN)  
com.ibm.websphere.
DEVELOPERSILAN.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
DEVELOPERSILAN.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server for Developers delivers the efficient development and innovative features of WebSphere Application Server to help developers reduce testing effort and develop with confidence using a runtime environment that is identical to the production runtime environment their applications will eventually run on.

This offering is a no-cost non-supported and non-warranted version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.DEVELOPERS.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration approach for the development environment.  It includes the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite. WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers also provides extended programming models like Web Services and JMS.

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

Liberty for Developers delivers efficient development and innovative features of WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile to help developers reducing testing effort and develop with confidence using a runtime environment that is identical to the production runtime environment that their applications will eventually run on.9

X

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers (ILAN)
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.DEVELOPERSILAN.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration approach for the development environment.  It includes the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite. WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers also provides extended programming models like Web Services and JMS.

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

Liberty for Developers delivers efficient development and innovative features of WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile to help developers reducing testing effort and develop with confidence using a runtime environment that is identical to the production runtime environment that their applications will eventually run on.9

This offering is a no-cost non-supported and non-warranted version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
com.ibm.websphere.
zOS.v85
z/OS
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS delivers near-continuous availability, with advanced performance and management capabilities for mission-critical applications by leveraging the qualities of services of IBM System z® and z/OS.

X

 

X 6

   

X 7

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.zOS.v85
z/OS
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration approach for the development environment. The Liberty profile also can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications. 9

X

 

X

   

X 7

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration approach. It supports the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite. Liberty can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications.

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

X

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core Trial
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.TRIAL.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration approach. It supports the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite. Liberty can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications.

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

This offering is a no-cost trial version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
com.ibm.websphere.
ND.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
ND.k1.v85 
Inspur K-UX
com.ibm.websphere.
ND.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment delivers near-continuous availability, with advanced performance and management capabilities for mission-critical applications.

[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X 5

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Trial
com.ibm.websphere.
NDTRIAL.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
NDTRIAL.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The IBM WebSphere Application Server family is the leading open standards-based Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) compliant application foundation offering broad programming model choice and cheaper total cost of ownership through high performance and high manageability.

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment delivers near-continuous availability, with advanced performance and management capabilities for mission-critical applications.

This offering is a no-cost trial version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.ND.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Inspur K-UX,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration.  It supports the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite. WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment  also provides extended programming models like Web Services and JMS.  Additionally, it introduces the Liberty collective, a management domain for Liberty servers.  Liberty can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications. 9

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment Trial
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.NDTRIAL.v85
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X 8,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment is a highly composable, fast-to-start, dynamic application server with a simplified configuration.  It supports the Java EE Web Profile, including CDI, Managed Beans, and EJB Lite. WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment  also provides extended programming models like Web Services and JMS.  Additionally, it introduces the Liberty collective, a management domain for Liberty servers.  Liberty can be used in production; and because it is a dynamic configuration, the application server provisions only the features required by the running applications. 9

Version 8.5.5.6 and later also support the Java EE 7 full platform.

This offering is a no-cost trial version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit
com.ibm.websphere.
W2MTK.v11
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS,

Inspur K-UX,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit offers targeted, incremental features that can make your web applications running on WebSphere Application Server easier to use. With this offering, WebSphere Application Server applications that were originally developed for desktop browsers can be adapted and deployed to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

This offering extends Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) by connecting external web services, internal SOA services, and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) objects into highly-interactive web application interfaces. Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit provides a supported, best-in-class Ajax development toolkit for WebSphere Application Server.

This offering can be used with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings as well as the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X 5

X

X 6

   

X

IBM WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit (ILAN)
com.ibm.websphere.
W2MTKILAN.v11
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit (ILAN) offers targeted, incremental features that can make your web applications running on WebSphere Application Server easier to use. With this offering, WebSphere Application Server applications that were originally developed for desktop browsers can be adapted and deployed to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

This offering extends Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) by connecting external web services, internal SOA services, and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) objects into highly-interactive web application interfaces. Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit provides a supported, best-in-class Ajax development toolkit for WebSphere Application Server.

This offering can be used with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings as well as the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

This offering is a no-cost non-supported and non-warranted version of the product.

       

X

X

IBM WebSphere Edge Components: Caching Proxy
com.ibm.websphere.
EDGECP.v85
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
IBM WebSphere Edge Components: Caching Proxy offers efficiency and performance for WebSphere Application Server environments. This offering can satisfy multiple client requests for the same content directly from a local cache.
Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS full-profile offerings; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment or IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS offering.

This offering is stabilized and clients are encouraged to consider using the Proxy Server and DMZ Secure Proxy functionality provided with WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.

X

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere Edge Components: Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6
com.ibm.websphere.
EDGELBIPV4IPV6.v85
AIX, Linux, Windows,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

IBM WebSphere Edge Components: Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 offers improved performance and scalability for WebSphere Application Server in IPv4 or IPv6 network environments. This offering provides an edge-of-network system that directs network traffic flow to reduce congestion and balance incoming requests to other servers and systems.
Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment ; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment, IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS offering, or IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS full-profile offerings.

X

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty11
com.ibm.websphere.
IBMJAVA.v60
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows,

Inspur K-UX

IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty provides a full-function SDK for Java that is compliant with Oracle Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 6.0 application programming interfaces (APIs). This IBM SDK is provided for optional installation with Liberty offerings. With IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty, you can develop, test, and deploy Java applications at the Java 6 API level as well as continue the write once, run anywhere Java paradigm at the Java API level. The SDK contains the Runtime Environment that allows users to run Java applications. The SDK also contains additional developer tools that enable developers to create Java applications.
Note: IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty will be removed in September 2017.
[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

X

X

     

X

IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 12
com.ibm.websphere.
IBMJAVA.v70
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS
IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 provides a full-function SDK for Java that is compliant with Oracle Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 7.0 application programming interfaces (APIs). With IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0, you can develop, test, and deploy Java applications at the Java 7 API level as well as continue the write once, run anywhere Java paradigm at the Java API level. The SDK contains the Runtime Environment that allows users to run Java applications. The SDK also contains additional developer tools that enable developers to create Java applications.

X 5

X

X 6

   

X

IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.1 12
com.ibm.websphere.
IBMJAVA.v71
AIX, Linux, Windows, z/OS,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

Available in Version 8.5.5.2 and later, IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.1 provides a full-function SDK for Java that is compliant with Oracle Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 7.0 application programming interfaces (APIs). With IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.1, you can develop, test, and deploy Java applications at the Java 7 API level as well as continue the write once, run anywhere Java paradigm at the Java API level. The SDK contains the Runtime Environment that allows users to run Java applications. The SDK also contains additional developer tools that enable developers to create Java applications.          

X

IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 for Liberty 13
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.IBMJAVA.v70
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS
IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 for Liberty provides a full-function SDK for Java that is compliant with Oracle Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 7.0 application programming interfaces (APIs). This IBM SDK is provided for optional installation with Liberty offerings. With IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 for Liberty, you can develop, test, and deploy Java applications at the Java 7 API level as well as continue the write once, run anywhere Java paradigm at the Java API level. The SDK contains the Runtime Environment that allows users to run Java applications. The SDK also contains additional developer tools that enable developers to create Java applications.

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IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.1 for Liberty 13
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.IBMJAVA.v71
AIX, Linux, Windows, z/OS,

Linux on POWER Little Endian

Available in Version 8.5.5.2 and later, IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.1 for Liberty provides a full-function SDK for Java that is compliant with Oracle Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 7.0 application programming interfaces (APIs). This IBM SDK is provided for optional installation with Liberty offerings. With IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.1 for Liberty, you can develop, test, and deploy Java applications at the Java 7 API level as well as continue the write once, run anywhere Java paradigm at the Java API level. The SDK contains the Runtime Environment that allows users to run Java applications. The SDK also contains additional developer tools that enable developers to create Java applications.          

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IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 12
com.ibm.websphere.
IBMJAVA.v80
AIX, HP-UX, Linux on POWER Little Endian, Solaris14, Windows, z/OS
Available in Version 8.5.5.9 and later, IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 provides a full-function SDK for Java that is compliant with Oracle Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 8.0 application programming interfaces (APIs). With IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0, you can develop, test, and deploy Java applications at the Java 8 API level as well as continue the write once, run anywhere Java paradigm at the Java API level. The SDK contains the Runtime Environment that allows users to run Java applications. The SDK also contains additional developer tools that enable developers to create Java applications.          

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IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 for Liberty 13
com.ibm.websphere.
liberty.IBMJAVA.v80
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS, Linux on POWER Little Endian
Available in Version 8.5.5.5 and later, IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 for Liberty provides a full-function SDK for Java that is compliant with Oracle Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 8.0 application programming interfaces (APIs). This IBM SDK is provided for optional installation with Liberty offerings. With IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 for Liberty, you can develop, test, and deploy Java applications at the Java 8 API level as well as continue the write once, run anywhere Java paradigm at the Java API level. The SDK contains the Runtime Environment that allows users to run Java applications. The SDK also contains additional developer tools that enable developers to create Java applications.          

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Pluggable Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server
com.ibm.websphere.
PLUGCLIENT.v85 
Windows
Pluggable Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides a downloadable runtime environment for Java client applications to run with the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on the Windows platforms.

The Pluggable Application Client is deprecated. It is replaced by the standalone thin client, IBM Thin Client for EJB, available as part of the Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server offering.

Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

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Pluggable Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server (ILAN)
com.ibm.websphere.
PLUGCLIENTILAN.v85 
Windows
Pluggable Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides a downloadable runtime environment for Java client applications to run with the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on the Windows platforms.

The Pluggable Application Client is deprecated. It is replaced by the standalone thin client, IBM Thin Client for EJB, available as part of the Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server offering.

Restriction: This offering is intended for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings; it is not supported for use with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

This offering is a no-cost non-supported and non-warranted version of the product.

       

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Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server
com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
PLG.k1.v85 
Inspur K-UX
com.ibm.websphere.
PLG.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides an optimized connection to route requests from a web server and WebSphere Application Server.

This offering can be used with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings as well as the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

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Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server (ILAN)
com.ibm.websphere.
PLGILAN.v85 
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
com.ibm.websphere.
PLGILAN.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides an optimized connection to route requests from a web server and WebSphere Application Server.

This offering can be used with the IBM WebSphere Application Server full-profile offerings as well as the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings.

This offering is a no-cost non-supported and non-warranted version of the product.

       

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Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
com.ibm.websphere.
PLG.zOS.v85
z/OS
Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS provides an optimized connection to route requests from a web server and WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.

This offering can be used with the IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS full-profile offering as well as the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS offering.

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WebSphere Customization Toolbox
com.ibm.websphere.
WCT.v85
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows 15
com.ibm.websphere.
WCT.k1.v85
Inspur K-UX
com.ibm.websphere.
WCT.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The WebSphere Customization Toolbox offering includes tools for customizing various parts of your WebSphere Application Server environment. This offering contains the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool, Profile Management Tool (z/OS only), z/OS Migration Management Tool, and Remote Installation Tool for IBM i.
  • Use the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool to configure your web server plug-ins for any operating system on which the WebSphere Customization Toolbox can be installed.
  • Launch the Profile Management Tool (z/OS only) on a Windows or Linux operating system to generate jobs and instructions for creating profiles for WebSphere Application Server on z/OS systems.
  • Launch the z/OS Migration Management Tool on a Windows or Linux operating system to generate definitions for migrating WebSphere Application Server for z/OS profiles.
  • Use the Remote Installation Tool for IBM i to install IBM Installation Manager or a WebSphere Application Server product offering from a Windows workstation to a remote target IBM i system.
Note: When you install a WebSphere Application Server full-profile offering on a distributed operating system, the program automatically installs two additional tools into the WebSphere Customization Toolbox on that system:
  • Configuration Migration Tool for distributed operating systems
  • Profile Management Tool for distributed operating systems
[8.5.5.14 or later]Important: Support for the Inspur K-UX 2.1 platform was removed in Version 8.5.5.14.

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WebSphere Customization Toolbox (ILAN)
com.ibm.websphere.
WCTILAN.v85
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows 15
com.ibm.websphere.
WCTILAN.le.v85 
Linux on POWER Little Endian
The WebSphere Customization Toolbox (ILAN) offering includes tools for customizing various parts of your WebSphere Application Server environment. This offering contains the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool, Profile Management Tool (z/OS only), z/OS Migration Management Tool, and Remote Installation Tool for IBM i.
  • Use the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool to configure your web server plug-ins for any operating system on which the WebSphere Customization Toolbox can be installed.
  • Launch the Profile Management Tool (z/OS only) on a Windows or Linux operating system to generate jobs and instructions for creating profiles for WebSphere Application Server on z/OS systems.
  • Launch the z/OS Migration Management Tool on a Windows or Linux operating system to generate definitions for migrating WebSphere Application Server for z/OS profiles.
  • Use the Remote Installation Tool for IBM i to install IBM Installation Manager or a WebSphere Application Server product offering from a Windows workstation to a remote target IBM i system.
Note: When you install a WebSphere Application Server full-profile offering on a distributed operating system, the program automatically installs two additional tools into the WebSphere Customization Toolbox on that system:
  • Configuration Migration Tool for distributed operating systems
  • Profile Management Tool for distributed operating systems

This offering is a no-cost non-supported and non-warranted version of the product.

       

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1 See Supported hardware and software web page for the complete up-to-date listings on what is supported. If there is a conflict between the information provided in the information center and the information on the Supported hardware and software pages, the information at the website takes precedence. Prerequisites information in the documentation is provided as a convenience only.

2 Non-z/OS systems only. See How to download WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.

3 See Online product repositories for WebSphere Application Server offerings for a list of the online repositories.

4 Located on the Supplements disk in the physical media for non-Z/OS systems

5 Located on its own disk in the physical media for non-Z/OS systems

6 Installation Manager repositories in SMP/E format, available through CBPDO or ServerPac

7 Web-based repositories for service only

8 Starting with Version 1.6.2, Installation Manager supports Mac OS X. Installing and maintaining a Liberty offering using Installation Manager on Mac OS X is supported for the following offerings:
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - Express
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers (ILAN)
Installation Manager for Mac OS X is not contained in the product image or on the product media. You can obtain Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later from the IBM Installation Manager download website. Refer to the System Requirements for IBM Installation Manager website and System Requirements for WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 website for complete details on Mac OS X support.

9 In WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5.0, the Liberty profile was promoted to an independently installable offering. To upgrade a Liberty profile from Version 8.5.0.x to Version 8.5.5.0 or higher, you must install the independent Liberty offering for the WebSphere Application Server edition that you are updating.

10 IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express is not supported on Solaris x86.

11 IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty works with the following primary offerings:
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - Express
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers (ILAN)
Note: All WebSphere Application Server full-profile installations include an embedded Java 6 SDK. The independent Java 6 offering is made available for Liberty offerings only.
12 This version of IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition works with the following primary offerings:
  • Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers (ILAN)
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
13 This version of IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition for Liberty works with the following primary offerings:
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - Express
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment Trial
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers (ILAN)
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS

14 IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 is not supported on the Solaris SPARC 32-bit architecture.

15 Platform-related notes:
  • The Profile Management Tool (z/OS only) and z/OS Migration Management Tool that are contained in this toolbox, which create jobs to be run on z/OS systems, can be run on Intel-based Windows and Linux platforms only.
  • The Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool that is contained in this toolbox can be run on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows operating systems.
  • The Remote Installation Tool for IBM i (the iRemoteInstall command) can be run on Windows operating systems only.
A version of this offering that is current when the product is released is available also on the media or installation image.
Web-based service repositories for WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 product offerings:
  • For the live service repositories, you can use the same URLs as those used for the generally available product-offering repositories during installation. See Online product repositories for WebSphere Application Server offerings for a list of these URLs. The URLs are based on the following pattern:
    https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/offering_ID
    where offering_ID is the offering ID that you can find in the previous table.
  • These locations do not contain web pages that you can access using a web browser. They are remote web-based repository locations that you specify for Installation Manager so that it can maintain the product.
Table 2. WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 associated products . .
Offering 1 Operating systems Description

Location

Product media Passport Advantage eImage 2 Shop ZSeries (z/OS systems only) Web
IBM Assembly and Deploy Tools for WebSphere Administration Version 8.5.1 AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows IBM Assembly and Deploy Tools for WebSphere Administration enable rapid assembly and deployment of applications to WebSphere Application Server environments. These tools replace the previously available IBM Rational® Application Developer Assembly and Deploy function and are restricted to assembly and deployment usage only.

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IBM DB2® Enterprise Server Edition Limited Use for zLinux Version 10.1 zLinux DB2 Enterprise Server Edition is database software capable of handling demanding workloads. Designed for large and mid-sized departmental servers, Enterprise Edition should be used for applications that require flexibility and scalability.

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IBM DB2 Workgroup Server Edition Limited Use Version 10.1 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows DB2 Workgroup Server Edition is a scalable, full-fledged relational database for small to medium-sized businesses.

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IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS IBM Installation Manager is a single installation program that can use remote or local software repositories to install, modify, or update new WebSphere Application Server products. It determines and shows available packages—including products, fix packs, interim fixes, and so on—checks prerequisites and interdependencies, and installs the selected packages. You also use Installation Manager to easily uninstall the packages that it installed.
Note: Even though the WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 product includes Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, these offerings require only Version 1.5.2 or higher.

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IBM Packaging Utility Version 1.6.2 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows 4 IBM Packaging Utility is a program that is used to create and manage packages for repositories to be used by Installation Manager. You can generate a new repository for packages, copy multiple packages to one repository, copy multiple versions of a product to one repository, delete packages that are no longer needed, create a repository to install packages over HTTP, or copy packages from installation images or IBM repositories to a repository that resides on an internal server or a local machine for example.

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IBM Rational Agent Controller Version 8.3.6 AIX, Solaris, Linux, zLinux, z/OS IBM Rational Agent Controller is a daemon process that enables client applications to launch host processes and interact with agents that coexist within host processes.

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IBM Rational Application Developer Trial Version 9.0 AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows IBM Rational Application Developer, the enterprise software development solution for Java and Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE), helps development teams deliver solutions for WebSphere Application Server. It includes support for feature packs and integrated test servers.

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IBM Support Assistant Version 4.1.2 or Version 5 AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS IBM Support Assistant is a free program that simplifies support and helps users resolve questions and problems with IBM software products.      

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IBM Tivoli® Access Manager for e-business Version 6.1.1 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business is a user authentication, authorization, and web SSO solution for executing security policies for web and application resources.

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IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere Application Server AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere Application Server is an optional tool that can be installed after the installation of WebSphere Application Server. It monitors the performance of WebSphere Application Server applications and provides transaction response metrics and realtime status on the health of applications. You can view this data in the Tivoli Performance Viewer, which you can access from the WebSphere Application Server administrative console. This tool also provides integration with the Tivoli Application Performance Monitoring solutions.      

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IBM Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows IBM Tivoli Directory Server is an IBM implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. IBM Tivoli Directory Server is a standards-compliant enterprise directory for corporate intranets and the Internet.

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IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Version 6.2.2 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager offers secure information sharing between trusted parties with federated SSO and a security token service.      

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IBM WebSphere Adapters Version 7.5.0.1 5 Various, depending on adapter IBM WebSphere Adapters help accelerate business integration projects with rapidly deployable, enterprise ready connections based on best practices.

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IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale Version 8.6.0.3 6 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale provides the technology to enhance business applications to form new, innovative classes of business applications by extending the data-caching concept with advanced features.

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Mozilla Firefox for AIX Version 3.6.2.5 (64-bit only) AIX Mozilla Firefox for AIX is an open source web browser. It implements technologies like the Gecko layout engine and supports web standards or draft standards like HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, DOM, and more.

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1 Not all associated offerings come with every WebSphere Application Server offering. See the media or packaging location of each WebSphere Application Server offering for details.

2 Non-z/OS systems only. See How to download WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.

3 Installation Manager repositories in SMP/E format, available through CBPDO or ServerPac

4 IBM i customers can build repositories using the IBM Packaging Utility on a Windows system.

5 WebSphere Adapters Version 7.5.0.1 for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8.5 cannot be installed using the disk containing IBM Installation Manager. Download the Installing IBM WebSphere Adapters Version 7.5.0.1 on IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 Adobe Acrobat PDF and follow the z/OS installation instructions in the section on performing silent installation and uninstallation.

6WebSphere eXtreme Scale Version 8.6.0.3 works with the following primary offerings:
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS