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.

Hardware requirements

Your processor can be:

• x86 ( Intel^® Pentium^®, Intel Xeon^®, and AMD Athlon)

• x86–64 (Intel EM64T and AMD64)

• POWER™ (any System i™ or pSeries^® that support Linux)

• eServer™ zSeries^®

Distribution requirements

For the latest information on supported Linux distributions, point your browser to http://www.ibm.com/db2/linux/validate.

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.

• A browser is required to view online help.

Communication requirements

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

Parent topic: Installing a DB2 Connect server product (Linux)

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