System Requirements

Ensure that you meet all the system requirements before installing the plug-in.

Platform

Before you run the installer, ensure that the appropriate platform is supported. See the readme file for information regarding supported operating system platforms, versions, and the required patches.

Disk Space

The installer requires space in the temporary directory before installation, and additional space in the temporary directory for running the installer. Ensure that sufficient space is available in the directory that you want to use as the installation environment (TIBCO_HOME). See the readme file for the required disk space.
Note: While installing the product, avoid running other processes that consume disk space in the installation environment directory. If another process consumes disk space while the installer is copying the files, the installer might fail and display a failure message.

System Memory

See the readme file for the required system memory.

Software

Ensure that you have installed the required software before you run the installer. See the readme file for supported products and versions.

The following are useful TIBCO products.

Software Description
TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Required.

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks supports your integration project throughout the project life cycle. It includes a common graphical user interface for configuration, process design, and deployment.

TIBCO® Enterprise Administrator Optional.

The TIBCO Enterprise Administrator comprises the TIBCO Enterprise Administrator server, a web user interface for the server, and the shell interface, with which you can manage the applications that you create in the TIBCO Business Studio.

TIBCO Active matrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for Data Conversion Optional.

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for Data Conversion is used to parse program-generated binary data and produce XML, or render XML data into the binary form for further consumption by the program. This plug-in is particularly useful for formatting and parsing data used as payloads in IBM MQ messages, when these messages are exchanged between a TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks application and an application written in COBOL, RPG or PLI.

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for IBM MQ can run without the plug-in for Data Conversion, depending on usage. For example, when XML documents are being exchanged directly through IBM MQ.

The following are useful third-party software.

Software Description
IBM MQ Required.
Before installing the Plug-in, verify that one of the following is installed for IBM MQ:
  • IBM MQ Server (8.x - 9.x) and Java Server libraries.
  • IBM MQ Client (8.x - 9.x) and Java Client libraries.

It is good practice that you use the sample programs bundled with the IBM MQ software to confirm connectivity to the target queue manager(s), before using the plug-in.