Which components to install

This section describes the operating system and software requirements for the Remote Agent.

Operating system requirements

Remote Agent technology is supported on AIX 5.1, 5.2, Windows 2000, 2003, Windows XP, Linux, and Sun Solaris 2.8/8.0. The hub and spoke sites can run different operating systems. JRE v. 1.4 is also required.

Some adapters can run only on specific operating systems. Refer to the guide for your adapter to determine if it has any operating system restrictions.

This guide assumes that your site is the hub site and that IBM WebSphere InterChange Server is installed on Windows 2000.

Required software for hub sites

You must install the following components at the hub site:

For information on supported software versions, see Software requirements

Required software for spoke sites

You must install the following components at the spoke site:

For information on supported software versions, see Software requirements

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