Chapter 1 Installation : Ensure Prerequisites

Ensure Prerequisites
Before installing Management Agent for WebSphere software you must first ensure that the following prerequisite software is correctly installed and configured.
IBM WebSphere Application Server
TIBCO ActiveMatrix Management Agent for WebSphere is supported for:
You must install and configure WebSphere Application Server before installing Management Agent for WebSphere.
TIBCO ActiveMatrix Policy Manager
TIBCO ActiveMatrix Management Agent for WebSphere requires Policy Manager 3.0.
Each management agent instance must communicate with a Policy Manager instance (which usually runs on another host computer, accessible through a local network).
You must install and configure Policy Manager on a network host computer before installing Management Agent for WebSphere.
Ensure that each WebSphere host computer can access the Policy Manager host computer.
In addition, Policy Manager includes an administrative console plug-in, which you must install either in ActiveMatrix Administrator (included with ActiveMatrix Service Grid), or in TIBCO Administrator (required by TIBCO BusinessWorks).
JMS
If your web services communicate using JMS as the transport (that is, SOAP/JMS), then Management Agent for WebSphere requires TIBCO Enterprise Message Service™ 4.4.3 (or later) as the JMS provider.