DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

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

Before you install a DB2® database product on Solaris, ensure that your system meets the 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.

DB2 database products are available in several different editions. Some DB2 database products and features are only available on specific operating systems. See DB2 database product and packaging information for a list of DB2 database products that are available on each operating system.

To install a DB2 database product, the following minimum requirements must be met:

Table 1. Solaris installation requirements
Operating System	Hardware
Solaris 9 64- bit kernel Patches 111711-12 and 111712-12 If raw devices are used, patch 122300-11 64-bit Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER and Solaris 9 Kernel Update Patch 112233-01 or later to get the fix for patch 912041-01 Solaris 10 64- bit kernel Patch 118822-25 If raw devices are used, patch 125100-07	UltraSPARC or SPARC64 processors
Solaris 10 64- bit kernel Patch 127128-11	Solaris x64 (Intel 64 or AMD64)

Kernel configuration considerations

The kernel configuration parameters are set in /etc/system. If the kernel parameter being modified is not listed as dynamic, a system reboot is required to make the changes to /etc/system take effect. These parameters must be set before you install an IBM data server client.

Software considerations

libpam.so.0 (32-bit) is required for DB2 database servers to run 32-bit non-SQL routines.
(Clients only) If you plan to use Kerberos Authentication, you require Solaris 9 or higher with IBM Network Authentication Service (NAS) client v1.4 or later.
One of the following browsers is required to view online help and to run First Steps (db2fs):
- Firefox 2.0 and later
- Mozilla-based browsers 1.7 and later
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 a DB2 database product
For details regarding known Solaris issues, see www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21257606

Security patches can be obtained from the http://java.sun.com Web site. From the SunSolve Online website, click Patches in the left panel.

The Java2 Standard Edition (J2SE) Solaris Operating System Patch Clusters and the SUNWlibC software are also required and can be obtained from the http://java.sun.com Web site.

For DB2 database products on 64-bit Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER systems, you require the following:

Solaris 9 Kernel Update Patch 112233-01 or later to get the fix for patch 912041-01.

The Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER patches for the Solaris Operating System can be downloaded from FTSI at: http://download.ftsi.fujitsu.com/.

DB2 database products support the following Solaris concepts:

Solaris Logical Domains (LDoms)
Solaris Zones
ZFS filesystems

For details about virtualization technology supported by DB2 products, see https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en-us#!/wiki/Information%20Management/page/Virtualization%20Support.

Mounting considerations

For root installations of DB2 products on UNIX operating systems, do not mount your file system with the nosetuid option.