DB2 Connect Version 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Additional installation considerations for DB2 Connect server products (HP-UX)

Before you install DB2 Connect™ server products on HP-UX operating systems, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary operating system, hardware, software, and communications requirements.

For the most up-to-date installation requirements for DB2 Connect products, see System requirements for IBM® DB2 Connect. This techdoc uses 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 Connect products.

In addition to system requirements, installing a DB2 Connect product has these additional considerations:

Software requirements

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Communication requirements

You can use TCP/IP

For TCP/IP connectivity, no additional software is required.

Note: DB2® products installed on the HP-UX operating system support long host names. The length has been extended to 255 bytes, in any combination of characters or digits.

To enable long host name support, complete the following tasks:

Turn on the kernel tunable parameter expanded_node_host_name.
```
 Kctune expanded_node_host_name=1
```
Compile applications requiring long host name support with the -D_HPUX_API_LEVEL=20040821 option.