Coexistence is a state in which nodes from different versions of WebSphere Application Server can start and run in the same environment at the same time.
Coexistence, as it applies to WebSphere
Application Server products, is the ability of multiple installations of WebSphere
Application Server to run on the same machine at the same time. Multiple installations
include multiple versions and multiple instances of one version. Coexistence
also implies various combinations of Web server interaction.
All combinations of Version 4.0.x products, Version
5.x products, and Version 6.0.x products can coexist so long as there are
no port conflicts.
Installed product | WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.x clients |
---|---|
IBM WebSphere Application Server Advanced Single Server Edition Version 4.0.2 and later | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition Version 4.0.2 and later | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation Edition Version 4.1 and later | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 5.0 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation Version 5.0 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0.1 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 5.0.1 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation Version 5.0.1 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0.2 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 5.0.2 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation Version 5.0.2 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1 | Supported |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 5.1 | Supported |
Installed product | Version 5.x | Version 6.0.x | ||||
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Application Server | Network Deployment | Enterprise / WBISF | Application Server | Network Deployment | Express | |
Advanced Single Server Edition Version 4.0.2 and later | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Advanced Edition Version 4.0.2 and later | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Enterprise Edition Version 4.1 and later | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server clients Version 4.0.x | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Network Deployment Version 5.0 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Enterprise Version 5.0 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server clients Version 5.0 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Network Deployment Version 5.0.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Enterprise Version 5.0.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server clients Version 5.0.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0.2 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Network Deployment Version 5.0.2 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Enterprise Version 5.0.2 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server clients Version 5.0.2 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Network Deployment Version 5.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Integration Server Version 5.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
WebSphere Application Server clients Version 5.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Coexistence, as it applies to WebSphere
Application Server for z/OS products, is the ability of multiple customizations
(nodes) of WebSphere Application Server to run on the same z/OS image or sysplex
at the same time. You can install WebSphere Application Server for z/OS once
and customize it many times; that is, you can create many nodes from one installation.
This installation can be shared by all LPARs (logical partitions) in the same
sysplex.