Hardware Considerations
The following are minimum requirements; actual hardware capacity for acceptable performance depends on many factors, including but not limited to: data volume; service level agreement; and access to non-relational data, as well as the number of open dialogs, number of database tables that are active, and memory demands from other active applications and services.
Sizing for the Optim Server depends upon a number of factors and should be reviewed by an Optim specialist prior to deployment. Minimum hardware requirements for an Optim workstation are:
- Intel (for example, Intel Pentium i5, i7)
- 1 – 2 Cores
- 1.7 GHz minimum or faster
- 2 GB RAM
- 1 GB disk for Optim Software installation
- 10BaseT or 100BaseT network connection
Minimum hardware requirements for an Optim server are: IBM AIX® Operating System
- Minimum IBM POWER5, 2.0 GHz or faster, or POWER6, 3.0 GHz or faster
- Recommended IBM POWER 7, 3.5 GHz or faster, or IBM Blade
- Minimum 2 – 4 Cores, recommend more based on workload
- 2.0 GHz minimum, recommend fastest processor speed
- 2 – 4 GB RAM per CPU Core
- 1 GB disk for Optim Software installation
- Minimum one 100 Mbit Network Interface Card (NIC), recommend 1 GBPS with TCP/IP connectivity networked on an enterprise class network, like LAN operating at 1000 MBPS
- Minimum one Dual Port Fibre Channel Card, 4 Gb or 8 Gb for SAN
HP-UX, HP-Itanium Operating System
- PA-RISC or newer (for example, HP Integrity Superdome), or HP BladeSystem (Dual or Quad Core)
- Minimum 2 – 4 Cores, recommend more based on workload
- 2.0 GHz minimum, recommend or fastest processor speed
- 2 – 4 GB RAM per CPU Core
- 1 GB disk for Optim Software installation
- Minimum one 100 Mbit Network Interface Card (NIC), recommend 1 GBPS with TCP/IP connectivity networked on an enterprise class network, like LAN operating at 1000 MBPS
- Minimum one Dual Port Fibre Channel Card, 4 Gb or 8 Gb for SAN
Linux Operating System
- Intel Xeon or newer, AMD Opteron
- Minimum 2 – 4 Cores, recommend more based on workload
- 2.0 GHz minimum, recommend or fastest processor speed 2 Cores
- 2 – 4 GB RAM per CPU Core
- 1 GB disk for Optim Software installation
- Minimum one 100 Mbit Network Interface Card (NIC), recommend 1 GBPS with TCP/IP connectivity networked on an enterprise class network, like LAN operating at 1000 MBPS
- Minimum one Dual Port Fibre Channel Card, 4 Gb or 8 Gb for SAN
Solaris Operating System
- Sun SPARC Enterprise or newer, or Sun Blade
- Minimum 2 – 4 Cores, recommend more based on workload
- 2.0 GHz minimum, recommend fastest processor speed
- 2 – 4 GB RAM per CPU Core
- 1 GB disk for Optim Software installation
- Minimum one 100 Mbit Network Interface Card (NIC), recommend 1 GBPS with TCP/IP connectivity networked on an enterprise class network, like LAN operating at 1000 MBPS
- Minimum one Dual Port Fibre Channel Card, 4 Gb or 8 Gb for SAN
Windows Operating System
- Intel Xeon or newer, AMD Opteron
- Minimum 2 – 4 Cores, recommend more based on workload
- 2.0 GHz minimum, recommend fastest processor speed
- 2 – 4 GB RAM per CPU Core
- 1 GB disk for Optim Software installation
- Minimum one 100 Mbit Network Interface Card (NIC), recommend 1 GBPS with TCP/IP connectivity networked on an enterprise class network, like LAN operating at 1000 MBPS
- Minimum one Dual Port Fibre Channel Card, 4 Gb or 8 Gb for SAN
Software Requirements
To install the Optim server or the workstation on the database server, client software for the database management system is required. Optim is a 32-bit application, and requires 32-bit DBMS clients. Optim should be installed on a 32-bit platform or on a 64-bit platform that supports 32-bit applications.
Platform Considerations
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Supported Platforms
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Platform and Version
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Optim Server
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Optim Work station
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Comments
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| AIX 5.3 |
Yes |
No |
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| AIX 6.1 |
Yes |
No |
| AIX 7.1 |
Yes |
No |
| HP-UX 11i v2 |
Yes |
No |
Open Data Manager is not supported on these platforms in conjunction with the vendor's end of service life for PA-RISC. Optim 9.1 is the last version to support HP-UX. |
| HP-UX 11i v3 |
Yes |
No |
| HP-UX 11iv2 on Itanium |
Yes |
No |
Supported for IBM DB2® for Linux, UNIX, and Windows and Oracle databases. Optim 9.1 is the last version to support HP-UX. |
| HP-UX 11iv3 on Itanium |
Yes |
No |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 |
Yes |
No |
Optim 9.1 is the last release to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 in conjunction with the end of service life for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 in October 2013. |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 |
Yes |
No |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 |
Yes |
No |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
Yes |
No |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 |
Yes |
No |
Open Data Manager is not supported on these platforms. |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 |
Yes |
No |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 |
Yes |
No |
| Solaris 9 |
Yes |
No |
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| Solaris 10 |
Yes |
No |
| Windows XP Professional |
Yes |
Yes |
Version of Optim software on the workstation and on connecting Optim servers must match. |
| Windows Server 2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows 2003 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows Vista |
Yes |
Yes |
-New features in Windows Kernel Version 6.0 (Windows Vista and Windows 2008) and Version 6.1 (Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2) restrict the installation of Optim so that it can only be installed under full Windows Administrator authority. Special installation instructions for these platforms is provided at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3473&uid=swg21439335
-Version of Optim software on the workstation and on connecting Optim servers must match. |
| Windows 7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows Server
2008 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Open Data Manager
| An uncompress utility is a prerequisite to the installation of Open Data Manager on most platforms. Where required, the utility is in the /usr/bin directory in the following packages. |
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Package
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Description
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| AIX |
bos.rte.archive |
Base Operating System Runtime, Archive Commands |
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| HP-UX |
OS-Core.CMDS-MIN and PHCO_26898.CMDS-MIN |
Minimum HP-UX commands with Patch (11.11) |
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| Linux |
ncompress |
Fast compression and decompression utilities |
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| Solaris |
SUNWesu |
Extended System Utilities |
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| Windows |
not required |
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When Open Data Manager is installed on Windows, it requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 as a prerequisite. This software can be obtained at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7
For older installations on Windows Server 2000, version 2.0 of Microsoft .NET Framework is required.
IBM Tivoli License Manager
If you use IBM Tivoli License Manager, use the following manual process to activate it for data sources that do not reside on an Optim server or on a z/OS system:
- Locate the set of *.swtag files residing at:
Optim Root\properties\version\
- Copy the *.swtag files to:
\\server root\IBM\InfoSphere\Optim\ITLM
on the server hosting the data source.
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