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When db2schex.exe completes, you can proceed with the installation of your
DB2 product.
Related reference:
v “Installation requirements for DB2 clients and servers (Windows)” on page 5
v “CATALOG LDAP DATABASE command” in Command Reference
v “REGISTER command” in Command Reference
Linux installation prerequisites
Installation requirements for DB2 clients and servers (Linux)
For the most up-to-date prerequisite information, see http://www.ibm.com/
software/data/db2/udb/sysreqs.html.
For the latest information on supported Linux distributions, point your browser to
http://www.ibm.com/db2/linux/validate.
The supported operating systems for Linux include:
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL4) Update 2
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9) Service Pack 2
To install a DB2 client or server product, the following distribution requirements,
hardware, and communications prerequisites must be met:
Table 2. Linux prerequisites
Distribution Requirements Hardware
You should update your kernel configuration parameters
in preparation for your Linux distribution. The default
values for particular kernel parameters are not sufficient
when running a DB2 database system.
You may also have other products or applications that
require Linux system resources. You should set the
kernel configuration parameters based on the needs of
your Linux system working environment.
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.
DB2 server products are supported on:
v x86 (Intel Pentium
®
, Intel Xeon
®
, and AMD Athlon)
v x86–64 (Intel EM64T and AMD64)
v IA64 (Intel Itanium
®
2 or higher)
v POWER
™
(any iSeries
™
or pSeries
®
that support Linux)
v (Server only)eServer zSeries
®
.
– The Database Partitioning Feature (DPF) is not
supported.
v
(Client only)64-bit zSeries or System z9
™
boxes.
Package requirements (server only):
The following tables list the package requirements for SUSE Linux and Red Hat
distributions for DB2 Version 9 partitioned servers.
v The pdksh Korn Shell package is required for all DB2 systems.
v A remote shell utility is required for partitioned database systems. DB2 supports
the following remote shell utilities:
– rsh
– ssh
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