for help with estimating all system configurations. To estimate the workload for WebSphere Application Server - Express, chose WebSphere Workload on the main menu.Before you install WebSphere Application Server - Express, verify that your hardware and software meet the minimum requirements.
iSeries and AS/400 hardware requirements
Use the IBM eServer Workload Estimator (http://www-912.ibm.com/wle/EstimatorServlet) for help with estimating all system configurations. To estimate the workload for WebSphere Application Server - Express, chose WebSphere Workload on the main menu.
Systems that do not meet the recommended minimums may be used in environments that support a limited number of users and where longer server initialization times are acceptable.
iSeries and AS/400 required software
i5/OS Version 5 Release 1 (V5R1), Version 5 Release 2 (V5R2), Version 5 Release 3 (V5R3), or Version 5 Release 4 (V5R4)
Your user profile must have *ALLOBJ authority, with *SECADM special authorities. *IOSYSCFG is required to use the HTTP Server Administration interface.
IBM Developer Kit for Java(TM) (5722-JV1), Version 1.4 (option 6).
i5/OS Qshell(5722-SS1 option 30)
Required to use scripts in WebSphere Application Server - Express and to install and apply PTFs.
IBM Toolbox for Java (5722-JC1)
Required to start the HTTP server.
Cryptographic Access Provider 128-bit for iSeries (5722-AC3)
All necessary fixes. For a list of current fixes, see http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/websphere/wsappserver/services/service.htm and click PTFs.
HTTP server
Not needed for installation, but required to support requests for servlets and JSP resources that you want to be handled by an HTTP server residing natively on iSeries. WebSphere Application Server - Express supports these HTTP server products:
iSeries and AS/400 optional software
IBM Developer Kit for Java (5722-JV1), Version 1.3 (option 5).
If you want to use the IBM Web Administration GUI to administer instances of WebSphere Application Server - Express, you must install this version of IBM Developer Kit for Java. This version is required in addition to version 1.4, which is required for the WebSphere Application Server - Express product.
i5/OS Digital Certificate Manager (5722-SS1 option 34)
This software is not required for installation, but required if you plan to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
To use your workstation to administer your WebSphere Application Server - Express environment, you can use any workstation capable of running a web browser that supports HTML 4.0 and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).