IBM manual 2 DB2 version considerations, 16 DB2 Deployment Guide

	DB2 Servers and IBM data server			DB2 Connect Servers			DB2 Connect Personal
	clients						Edition
Solaris 10	￿	UltraSPARC:		￿	UltraSPARC:		Solaris x64:
		–	64- bit kernel		–	64- bit kernel	￿	64- bit kernel
		– If raw devices are used,			– If raw devices are used,		￿	Patch 118855-33
			patch 125100-07			patch 125100-07	￿ If raw devices are
	￿	Solaris x64:		￿	Solaris x64:			used, patch
		–	64- bit kernel		–	64- bit kernel		125101-07
		–	Patch 118855-33		–	Patch 118855-33
		– If raw devices are used,			– If raw devices are used,
			patch 125101-07			patch 125101-07
HP-UX	￿	HP-UX 11iv2 (11.23.0505)		￿ HP-UX 11iv2 (11.23.0505) with:			N/A
		with:			– May 2005 Base Quality
		– May 2005 Base Quality				(QPKBASE) bundle
			(QPKBASE) bundle		–	May 2005 Applications
		–	May 2005 Applications			Quality (QPKAPPS) bundle
			Quality (QPKAPPS)
			bundle
	￿	HP-UX 11iv3 (11.31)

Information regarding DB2 9.5 installation requirements can be found in:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r5/index.jsp?topic=/

com.ibm.db2.luw.qb.server.doc/doc/r0025127.html

Known issues regarding HP-UX with DB2 can be found in:

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21257602

1.3.2 DB2 version considerations

In addition to considering compatibility with existing DB2 installation, you should consider the end of support date of any DB2 version that you are planning to install, as well as what features you require.

For information regarding the end of life cycle (end of support) date of all IBM software products, refer to:

http://www.ibm.com/software/data/support/lifecycle/

Also consider the features associated with each version. Each new version of DB2 brings significant enhancements and feature additions. For example, if you want native XML storage and XML services, consider DB2 V9.x for deployment.

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