DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Installation requirements for DB2 Connect server products (Windows)

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

To install a DB2 Connect server product, such as DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition, the following requirements must be met:

Hardware requirements

All Intel and AMD processors capable of running the supported Windows operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit)

Operating system requirements

One of:

Windows XP Professional Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) with Service Pack 2 or later
Windows 2003 with Service Pack 2 or later:
- Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Datacenter Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7
- Professional Edition (32-bit and x64)
- Enterprise Edition (32-bit and x64)
Windows 8
- Professional Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
- Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Datacenter Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
All Windows Server 2008 service packs are supported.
Windows Server 2008 R2
- Standard Edition (64-bit)
- Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
- Datacenter Edition (64-bit)
All Windows Server 2008 R2 service packs are supported.
Windows Server 2012
- Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
- Datacenter Edition (64-bit)

Software requirements

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Communication requirements

TCP/IP is supported and supplied by the operating system.

Windows (64-bit) considerations

32-bit UDFs and stored procedures are supported.