DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Installation requirements for DB2 Connect server products (Linux)

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.

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

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.
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Communication requirements

For TCP/IP connectivity, no additional software is required.