Before you install DB2 Connect™ server products on Linux operating
systems, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary operating
system, hardware, software, and communications requirements.
To
install a DB2 Connect server
product, such as DB2 Connect Enterprise
Edition, the following requirements must be met:
- Hardware requirements
- Your processor can be:
- x86 ( Intel Pentium, Intel Xeon, and AMD
Athlon)
- x64 (Intel EM64T and AMD64)
- POWER® (any iSeries®, pSeries, System i®, System p®, and POWER Systems that support Linux)
- System z® (formerly eServer™ zSeries)
- Operating System requirements
- The minimum supported operating systems for Linux include:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
5 Update 2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
(SLES) 10 Service Pack 2
- SUSE Linxu Enterprise Server (SLES) 11
- Ubuntu 8.0.4.1
- Distribution requirements
- For the most up-to-date requirements for DB2 database products,
see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038033.
You
might be required to update your kernel configuration parameters.
The kernel configuration parameters are set in /etc/sysctl.conf. See
the Modifying kernel parameters (Linux)
section of the DB2 Information
Center. Refer to your operating system manual for information
on setting and activating these parameters using the sysctl command.
- Software requirements
-
- An X Window System software capable of rendering a graphical user
interface is required if you want to use the DB2 Setup wizard to install DB2 Connect or if you want to use any DB2 graphical tools.
- A browser is required to view online help.
- Communication requirements
- For TCP/IP connectivity, no additional software is required.