Before you install DB2® Spatial Extender, ensure that your system meets all the software space requirements.
You can install the Spatial Extender as part of a DB2 database product or install it on an existing DB2 copy. You must meet the software requirements for the DB2 database server products.
If you install the IBM data server client on Windows operating systems, the custom installation includes Spatial Extender.
If you install a DB2 database server product on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris Operating System, Linux for Intel, or Linux on System z operating systems, Spatial Extender can be optionally installed by selecting the installation type as custom.
You must meet the software requirements for IBM data server client.