IBM Component Broker Products
Release 1.2
Release Notes

Contents

• Prerequisites
• Getting Started
• Reporting Problems

Welcome to the Release 1.2 of IBM's Component Broker products.

The Component Broker products, comprised of the Component Broker Connector (CBConnector) and the Component Broker Toolkit (CBToolkit), provide an environment for developing and deploying distributed applications using transactional objects, which exploit existing systems and data. This release includes the following function:

• A CORBA 2.0-compliant Object Request Broker (ORB).
• A simple object run-time library to support inter-language calls of Java and C++ objects.
• A set of Object Services providing common functions required for distributed object manipulation, identification, control, creation, and automatic update.
• A framework for and set of Application Adaptors, which provide an optimized development and run-time environment to map external data and transaction systems to objects.
• A integrated execution environment combining the ORB, Object Services, and Instance Managers.
• Support for C++, ActiveX, and Java clients accessing the server execution environment.
• Tools and run-time support to seamlessly integrate client objects with server objects.
• Integrated systems management, including logging, monitoring, and control.
• A well-defined programming model for building distributed applications organized into clients, application objects, composite business objects, business objects, and data objects.
• Development tools supporting the programming model, including an object builder, a remote debugger, integration with analysis and design tools, and a unit test environment.

Prerequisites

The Quick Beginnings book and the Late Breaking News memo are included in the package in printed form. All other documentation and help text is provided in HTML 3.2 and printed form. An HTML 3.2-capable browser is required for the .html and .htm files that comprise the documentation and help text. Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 both support HTML 3.2. If you configured Netscape Navigator 3.0 to use SOCKS servers, you will notice a delay in opening help and documents when your system is disconnected from the network.

The Component Broker products may be installed in several different ways, depending upon the role of the individual system in the entire network. There is a development configuration, a run-time configuration for servers, and three client configurations (C++, ActiveX, and Java). Each configuration has different requirements regarding prerequisite software, which are provided below.

Development Configuration (Server, C++ client, Java client)
	Windows NT	AIX
Processor (minimum)	200 MHz Pentium Pro	233 MHz 604E
Memory (minimum)	128 MB	320 MB
Disk (minimum)	5 GB	6 GB
Display (minimum)	800x600-capable display	X-Server-capable display
Operating System	Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT 4.00 Service Pack 3 Note: a message containing the Service Pack number is displayed during operating system initialization.	IBM AIX, Version 4.2.1.
Communications	TCP/IP (provided by the operating system)	TCP/IP (provided by the operating system)
Web Browser	HTML 3.2-capable (e.g. Netscape Navigator 3.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, etc.)	HTML 3.2-capable (e.g. Netscape Navigator 3.0, etc.)
Java Virtual Machine	JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4	JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4
	(included with Component Broker products and installed as part of the Component Broker install)	(included with Component Broker products and installed as part of the Component Broker install)
Naming Service	DCE 1.1c server and client with ECO kit 3 (DCENT11CE03)	DCE, Version 2.1 at PTF level 15.
	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client, including the EC03 kit, may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client is included with the operating system. The PTF is applied as part of the Component Broker installation procedures.)
	Note: DCE 1.1c is also known as DCE 1.1.1
Security Service	DCE 1.1c server and client with ECO kit 3 (DCENT11CE03)	DCE, Version 2.1 at PTF level 15.
	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client, including the EC03 kit, may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client is included with the operating system. The PTF is applied as part of the Component Broker installation procedures.)
	Note: DCE 1.1c is also known as DCE 1.1.1
Database Service	IBM Database Server for Windows NT, Version 4.0.1 or IBM DB2 Universal Database, Version 5.0	IBM Database Server for AIX, Version 4.0.1 or IBM DB2 Universal Database, Version 5.0
	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)
Development Environment	IBM VisualAge C++ for Windows NT/95, Version 3.5.3 (package included with Component Broker products and must be installed before invoking the Component Broker Toolkit install) IBM VisualAge C++ for Windows NT/95, FixPak 4 (provided on the Component Broker Toolkit CD-ROM and must be installed before invoking the Component Broker Toolkit install)	IBM CSET++ for AIX, Version 3.1.4. (included with operating system)
	JavaSoft Java Development Kit 1.1.4 (for Java development) and a Java development environment	JavaSoft Java Development Kit 1.1.4 (for Java development) and a Java development environment
Analysis and Design Tool	(recommended if using "tops-down" development approach)
	Rational Rose/C++ 4.0 (available from Rational Software Corporation)
Database Design Tool	(recommended if defining / modifying database schema)
	LogicWorks ERwin/ERX 3.0 (available from Logic Works, Inc.)
Application Packaging	(recommended if creating installable application packages)
	InstallShield3 development kit (available from InstallShield Software Corporation)
Run-time Configuration for Servers
	Windows NT	AIX
Processor (minimum)	200 MHz Pentium Pro	233 MHz 604E
Memory (minimum)	128 MB	320 MB
Disk (minimum)	5 GB	6 GB
Operating System	Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT 4.00 Service Pack 3 Note: a message containing the Service Pack number is displayed during operating system initialization.	IBM AIX, Version 4.2.1.
Communications	TCP/IP (provided by the operating system)	TCP/IP (provided by the operating system)
Web Browser	HTML 3.2-capable	HTML 3.2-capable (e.g. Netscape Navigator 3.0, etc.)
Java Virtual Machine	JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4	JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4
	(included with Component Broker products and installed as part of the Component Broker install)	(included with Component Broker products and installed as part of the Component Broker install)
Naming Service	DCE 1.1c server and client with ECO kit 3 (DCENT11CE03)	DCE, Version 2.1 at PTF level 15.
	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client, including the EC03 kit, may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client is included with the operating system. The PTF is applied as part of the Component Broker installation procedures.)
	Note: DCE 1.1c is also known as DCE 1.1.1
Security Service	DCE 1.1c server and client with ECO kit 3 (DCENT11CE03)	DCE, Version 2.1 at PTF level 15.
	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client, including the EC03 kit, may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client is included with the operating system. The PTF is applied as part of the Component Broker installation procedures.)
	Note: DCE 1.1c is also known as DCE 1.1.1
Database Service	IBM Database Server for Windows NT, Version 4.0.1 or IBM DB2 Universal Database, Version 5.0	IBM Database Server for AIX, Version 4.0.1 or IBM DB2 Universal Database, Version 5.0
	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)
Web Server	(required if using downloaded Java clients) Lotus Domino Go Webserver (60-day free trial available from www.software.ibm.com) or other web server	(required if using downloaded Java clients) Lotus Domino Go Webserver (60-day free trial available from www.software.ibm.com) or other web server
Run-time Configuration for C++ Client
	Windows NT	AIX
Processor (minimum)	60 MHz Pentium	166 MHz 604
Memory (minimum)	32 MB	128 MB
Disk (minimum)	native operating system + 150 MB	2 GB
Operating System	Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT 4.00 Service Pack 3 Note: a message containing the Service Pack number is displayed during operating system initialization.	IBM AIX, Version 4.2.1.
Communications	TCP/IP (provided by the operating system)	TCP/IP (provided by the operating system)
Web Browser	HTML 3.2-capable	HTML 3.2-capable (e.g. Netscape Navigator 3.0, etc.)
Java Virtual Machine	JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4	JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4
	(included with Component Broker products and installed as part of the Component Broker install)	(included with Component Broker products and installed as part of the Component Broker install)
Security Service	DCE 1.1c server and client with ECO kit 3 (DCENT11CE03)	DCE, Version 2.1 at PTF level 15.
	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client, including the EC03 kit, may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)	(Server must be accessible from where Component Broker products are installed) (Client is included with the operating system. The PTF is applied as part of the Component Broker installation procedures.)
Run-time Configuration for Java Client
Processor (minimum)	As required by native operating system
Memory (minimum)	As required by native operating system
Disk (minimum)	As required by native operating system
Operating System	Native operating system supported by JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4
Communications	TCP/IP (provided by the operating system)
Web Browser	HTML 3.2-capable
Java Virtual Machine	JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4 (included with Component Broker products)
Security Service	(required if accessing secure servers) DCE 1.1c client with ECO kit 3 (DCENT11CE03) (client, including the EC03 kit, may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)
Development and Run-time Configuration for ActiveX Client
	Windows NT
Processor (minimum)	60 MHz Pentium
Memory (minimum)	32 MB
Disk (minimum)	native operating system + 150 MB
Operating System	Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT 4.00 Service Pack 3 Note: a message containing the Service Pack number is displayed during operating system initialization.
Communications	TCP/IP (provided by the operating system)
Web Browser	HTML 3.2-capable
Java Virtual Machine	JavaSoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1.4 (included with Component Broker products)
Security Service	(required if accessing secure servers) DCE 1.1c client with ECO kit 3 (DCENT11CE03) (client, including the EC03 kit, may be installed as part of the Component Broker installation procedure)
Development Environment	Microsoft Visual C++, Version 5.0 In addition, use of the Visual Basic samples provided with this client requires Microsoft Visual Basic, Version 4.0

The Component Broker products include the EC03 kit from Digital Equipment Corporation for the DCE client. This kit is covered by the following copyright:

Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation 1997. All Rights reserved.
This software is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or copying of this software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital or an authorized sublicensor.

The Microsoft Windows NT 4.00 Service Pack 3 is available from ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/ussp3.

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Getting Started

Review the Quick Beginnings book for overview, planning and installation information. Also, review the Late Breaking News memo for important information.

To open the online library, do the following:

	After installation, launch the Component Broker Information Library icon in the Component Broker for Windows NT folder.
	After installation, open file:///usr/lpp/CBConnector/doc/index.htm in a browser.

This information describes the full power of the Component Broker products.

For additional resources, materials and updates regarding the Component Broker products, please visit our web site at http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/cb. The web site is updated frequently with "how-to" tutorials, downloadable demos, customer and vendor experiences, and other important information.

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Reporting Problems

Known restrictions are listed in the printed Late Breaking News memo.

We are planning frequent releases to deliver updates and additional function. While we cannot provide fixes for individual problems in isolation, we want to hear about any problems you encounter. To report problems, please review the known restrictions in the Late Breaking News memo. If the problem is not covered by the known restrictions, contact your IBM sponsor to communicate the problem to the Component Broker development organization. Alternatively, submit the problem report directly through the Component Broker support web page at http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/cb/support.

If you have suggestions or other feedback on this release, please contact your IBM sponsor or use the support web page.

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