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DB2 UDB V8.2 Validated Linux Environments

DB2 UDB V8.2 Validated Software Partners

DB2 UDB V8.2 Validated Hardware Partners

DB2 UDB V8.1 Validated Linux Environments

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Validated Linux Environments: DB2 UDB V8.2, V8.1
Validated Software Partners: DB2 UDB V8.2, V8.1
Validated Hardware Partners: DB2 UDB V8.2, V8.1

DB2 Version 7.1 and 7.2 are out of service; please see the DB2 Support Lifecycle

Recommended and Validated Environments for V8.2

The majority of IBM's experience is with building, testing and deploying DB2 Universal Database on the "Recommended" environments, while the "Validated" environments have undergone a rigorous set of compatibility tests that give IBM the confidence to officially support DB2 Universal Database on those environments.

Recommended Environments for V8.2: (in alphabetical order)

Please click on the environments for additional details and requirements.
The bit values indicated in the table apply to DB2 instances.

Kernel Architecture	x86	x86_64	x86_64	IA64	PPC64 (POWER) 64 bit Kernel only	PPC64 (POWER) 64 bit Kernel only	s390 (zSeries) 31-bit Kernel only	s390x (zSeries) 64-bit Kernel only
DB2 Instance wordsize	32-bit	32-bit	64-bit	64-bit	32-bit	64-bit	31-bit	64-bit
Novell Open Enterprise Server 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10

Note: Products, components, and features may not be available for certain hardware architectures. Please refer to the IBM Middleware Available on Linux matrix for a detailed list of availability by hardware architecture.
Note: Please check with the operating system vendor for supported hardware.
Note: The Java installed by DB2 UDB V8.1 installer packages is out of service. Please check the following link on how to obtain and use the newer version with DB2 UDB V8.2: IBM Java 2 instructions.

Validated Environments for V8.2: (in alphabetical order)

Please click on the environments for additional details and requirements.
The bit values indicated in the table apply to DB2 instances.

Kernel Architecture	x86	x86_64	x86_64	IA64	PPC64 (POWER) 64 bit Kernel only	PPC64 (POWER) 64 bit Kernel only	s390 (zSeries) 31-bit Kernel only	s390x (zSeries) 64-bit Kernel only
DB2 Instance wordsize	32-bit	32-bit	64-bit	64-bit	32-bit	64-bit	31-bit	64-bit
Asianux 1.0
Asianux 2.0
Mandriva Corporate Server 3.0
Nitix 4.2.2a with Nitix Virtual Server 1.0
Red Flag Advanced Server 4.1
Red Flag DC Server 5.0
Turbolinux 7 Series DataServer
Turbolinux 10 Server
GreatTurbo Enterprise Server 10
Ubuntu 5.04
Xandros Server

Note: Products, components, and features may not be available for certain hardware architectures. Please refer to the IBM Middleware Available on Linux matrix for a detailed list of availability by hardware architecture.
Note: Please check with the environment vendor for supported hardware.
Note: The Java installed by an older DB2 installer packages is out of service. Please check the following link on how to obtain and use the newer version with DB2: IBM Java 2 instructions.

Desktop Applications

For application development and client access, the following environments may also be used:

Fedora Core 4
Novell Linux Desktop 9
SUSE Linux 10
SUSE Linux Professional 9.3

Validated Environments for V8.2 and V8.1

If you are upgrading to DB2 UDB V8.2 from DB2 UDB V8.1, you may continue to use the Linux environments validated for DB2 UDB V8.1. However, DB2 UDB V8.2 products may no longer be supported on those environments once DB2 UDB V8.1 goes out of support.

To see the list of Linux environments validated for running DB2 UDB Version 8.1, please visit here.