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Windows installation prerequisites
Installation requirements for DB2 clients and servers
(Windows)
For the most up-to-date prerequisite information, see
v www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/sysreqs.html.
To
install a DB2 client or server product, the following operating system, software,
and hardware prerequisites must be met:
Table 1. Windows installation prerequisites
Operating System Service Pack Hardware
Windows XP Professional
(32-bit)
Windows XP Professional x64
Service Pack 2 or
later
All Intel
®
and AMD processors
capable of running the
supported Windows operating
systems (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 2003 Standard Edition
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 2003 Advanced Edition
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 2003 Datacenter
Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
Service Pack 1 or
later
Additional client considerations
DB2 products continue to be supported on Windows 98, Windows ME,
Windows NT
®
, and Windows 2000 until DB2 Universal Database Version
8.1 goes out of service. For existing installations and new installations of
DB2 products, upgrading to a more current operating system version of
Windows (such as Windows 2003) is recommended. Version 9 clients
cannot be installed on Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT Server
4 operating systems. If you wish to continue running DB2 products on
back level releases of Windows, you require the following maintenance
levels:
v Windows NT Version 4 with Service Pack 6a or later
v Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later
v Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
Windows XP Service Pack 1 is required for running DB2 applications in
either of the following environments:
v Applications that have COM+ objects using ODBC; or
v Applications that use OLE DB Provider for ODBC with OLE DB
resource pooling disabled
If you are unsure about whether your application environment qualifies,
then it is recommended that you install the appropriate Windows service
level.
For more information about this COM+ issue, see the following Microsoft
®
Knowledge Base article:
v http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;306414
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