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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5

The information contained in this page outlines Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 specific information on DB2 UDB V8.2.

Common requirements

Before installing DB2, you must install all available compat-libstdc++ RPM-packages.
DB2 Version 8.2 on RHEL 5 requires a newer Java than the version supplied with DB2.

Validated and Recommended Levels

Platform Requirements

FAQ

Validated and Recommended Levels

The validated service update levels for this distribution are listed below. Depending on availability of critical fixes, the minimum and recommended levels may vary.

DB2 9.5	Distribution Level	Comments
Validated levels	RHEL 5 GA, RHEL 5.1
Minimum levels *	RHEL 5 GA
Recommended levels **	RHEL 5 GA

* Minimum level - contains fixes that are critical to the stability of DB2.
** Recommended level - contains fixes that are crucial to performance and/or security of DB2

Platform Requirements

The base kernel level and the base library levels listed here are the default levels provided by the Linux Environment in question. Kernel and library levels that differ from this due to update packages provided by the Linux distributor are also supported.

Platform	DB2 Instance	Base Kernel Level	Libraries	Comments
x86	32-bit	2.6.18	libstdc++.so.5	-for updating to DB2 V8 FP11 please update with MI00152
x86_64 AMD64/EM64T	32 and 64-bit	2.6.18	libstdc++.so.5	-for updating to DB2 V8 FP11 please update with MI00153 -all 32-bit compatibility libraries are required
IA64	64-bit	2.6.18	libstdc++.so.5
POWER	32 and 64-bit	2.6.18	libstdc++.so.5	-Requires the IBM XL C/C++ Version 7.0 Runtime
s390 and zSeries	31-bit	2.6.18	libstdc++.so.5
zSeries	64-bit	2.6.18	libstdc++.so.5

FAQ

DB2 Version v8.x and Java Support?
The minimum Service Release Level for the IBM Java SDK are as follows: IBM v1.4.2 SR7. Recommended IBM Java version is 1.4.2

SELinux policy requirement
The default security policy for SELinux restricts applications' access to DB2 configuration files and shared libraries. The recommended workaround is to disable SELinux .

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