Installation prerequisites (Linux and UNIX) - IBM DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Installation requirements for DB2 servers and IBM data server clients (AIX)
Before you install DB2 database products on AIX® operating systems, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary operating system, hardware, software, and communications requirements.

Installation requirements for DB2 servers and IBM data server clients (Linux)
Before you install DB2 database products on Linux operating systems, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary operating system, hardware, software, and communications requirements.

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.

Additional partitioned database environment pre-installation tasks (Linux and UNIX)
If you are creating a partitioned database environment on your DB2 server, there are more tasks that you must complete to ensure that your DB2 product is installed correctly on a Linux or UNIX based operating system.