Before installing, configuring, and using the adapter, you must understand its environmental requirements.
In addition to the sections below, hardware and software requirements are also available in the following techdoc
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006249
The adapter framework that an adapter uses must be compatible with the version of the integration broker (or brokers) with which the adapter is communicating. Version 2.0 of the adapter for iSeries is supported on the following versions of the adapter framework and with the following integration brokers:
Adapter framework: WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework, versions 2.6 and 2.7.
Integration brokers:
See the Release Notes for any exceptions.
For message brokers (WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker, WebSphere MQ Integrator, and WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker), see Implementing Adapters with WebSphere Message Brokers, and the installation documentation for the message broker. Some of this can be found at the following Web site: http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/mqfamily/library/manualsa/.
For WebSphere Application Server, see Implementing Adapters with WebSphere Application Server and the documentation at: http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/library.html.
The adapter runs on the following platforms:
To use the connector, your environment must have the following:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/toolbox/ hostservicepackdetail.htm