DB2 Version 10.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Installation requirements for DB2 servers and IBM data server clients (Windows)

Before you install a DB2® database product on Windows operating systems, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary minimum operating system, hardware, and software requirements.
Important: For the most up-to-date installation requirements for DB2 database products, you must start using the System requirements for IBM® DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows and System requirements for IBM DB2 Connect™ technotes. These technotes use IBM Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR). With the SPCR tool, you can locate and find complete lists of supported operating systems, system requirements, prerequisites, and optional supported software for DB2 database products. This DB2 Information Centre topic might be removed in a future release or fix pack.

In addition to system requirements, installing a DB2 product on supported Windows operating systems has these additional considerations.

Note: DB2 database products support the hardware-enforced Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature that is built into some Windows operating systems.
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