IBM DB2 9, DB2 V8 manual Hardware requirements

XVIII SAP Application Server on zLinux Considerations

1.Review the latest version of OSS Note 81737 for the supported Linux distribution.

2.Hardware requirements:

-IBM eServer zSeries z800, z900, z990, z890, z9, z9 BC, z9 EC

-Each Linux image requires disk space for boot and swap(20GB)

-Minimum 512 MB Central Storage

3.Software requirements:

-DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8.1 or DB2 9

-z/VM 4.4 or higher (z/VM 5.3 is highly recommended)

-a 64 bit Linux distribution with glibc 2.2.4 and kernel 2.4.x is required.

-TCP/IP is the supported communication protocol

-NLS locales de_DE, en_US

-NFS

-C-Development Package

-PTF Requirements are in OSS Note 81737

4.Review the TCP/IP Connectivity Requirements starting on page 38 of the manual SAP R/3 on DB2 for OS/390 and z/OS Connectivity Guide SC33-7965-03.

5.OSS Notes:

81737	DB2/390 APAR List
563060	DB2/390: Kernel Parameter for Linux on zSeries
386605	SAP Memory Management for zSeries

6. Documentation:

SAP on DB2 UDB for OS/390 and z/OS: Implementing Application Servers on Linux for zSeries (SG24-6847-00)

SAP R/3 Installation on Linux for zSeries: IBM DB2 UDB for OS/390 and z/OS

Linux for IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Distributions (SG24-6264-00)

Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: ISP/ASP Solutions (SG24-6299-00)

Linux for S/390 (SG24-4987-00)

Linux on zSeries and S/390: Systems Management (SG24-6820-00)

Additional Notes for installing SAP R/3 4.6 and up on the Linux Enterprise Server 8 for zSeries (ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/sap/SLES8/zSeries/SAP-en.pdf)

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