Platforms

 

DB2 Enterprise

DB2

DB2 Express

DB2

DB2

 

 

and DB2

Workgroup

and DB2

Personal

Connect

 

 

Connect

 

Express-C

 

Personal

 

 

Enterprise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solaris

64bit SPARC

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64bit x64

Yes

Yes

Yes2

No

Yes2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1These products can be installed on given platforms but they are not supported for production use (only for development and test purposes)

2As of DB2 9.5 Fix pack 1

1.3Deployment considerations

Deployment planning is essential to the start of any DB2 based solutions and should be planned from the beginning of the project.

Before selecting a DB2 product for deployment, you must have a clear picture of the current environment and deployment requirements.

Here are the key points that you should consider during deployment planning:

￿Understanding your enterprise environment:

New environment versus environment with existing DB2 installation

Nature of the client and application

Client/server relationship

Hardware and software considerations

￿DB2 version considerations

￿DB2 product considerations

￿License considerations:

Authorized User License

Processor Value Unit (PVU) metric license

￿Authorization considerations

￿Configuration considerations

￿Other considerations

10DB2 Deployment Guide

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IBM manual Deployment considerations, 10 DB2 Deployment Guide