Preinstallation of Db2
pureScale Feature
(Linux)
To prepare your environment for the installation
of the Db2
pureScale Feature
in the supported Linux® environments,
you must perform several tasks to be able to complete the installation
process successfully.
Installation prerequisites for Db2 pureScale Feature (Intel Linux) IBM® Db2 pureScale Feature , you must ensure that your system meets the installation prerequisites. Installation prerequisites for Db2 pureScale Feature (Power Linux) IBM Db2 pureScale Feature on Power®, you must ensure that your system meets the installation prerequisites. Installation prerequisites for the Db2 pureScale environment in a virtual machine (Intel Linux) Db2 pureScale environment, you must ensure that your system meets the following network, hardware, firmware, storage, and software requirements. You can use the db2prereqcheck command to check the software and firmware prerequisites of a specific Db2 version. Modifying kernel parameters (Linux) Configuring communication adapter ports and switches (Linux) Installing and setting up OpenSSH Shared storage support for Db2 pureScale environments IBM Db2 pureScale Feature are divided into three categories. These categories group storage devices and multipath I/O driver pairs based on two storage features. Creating required users for a Db2 pureScale Feature installation Db2 pureScale environment requires a user ID for the instance owner, a non-root user ID to use a secure shell (SSH) network protocol between hosts, and another to run fenced user-defined functions or procedures. Preinstallation checklist for Db2 pureScale Feature (Linux) IBM Db2 pureScale Feature .Checking installation prerequisites by using the db2prereqcheck command db2prereqcheck command to check the software prerequisites of a specific Db2 version, generate a report file, and execute other tasks.