The information contained in this page outlines SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 specific information on DB2 9.7.

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

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.

Random DB2 failures may occur on Linux with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)
Some DB2 processes may result in shared memory segment failures due to the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) feature. ASLR is designed to insert random gaps into address space to hinder some types of security attacks. DB2 processes are capable of identifying the correct address of the shared memory segement. However not all processes are able to use that address due to randomization of ASLR. Processes that are known to encounter failures are: db2pd, db2egcf, and db2vend.

ASLR is activated by default on SLES10 and SLES11. To avoid random shared memory conflicts, it is recommended to disable ASLR at the server level. Please refer to technote ref # 1365583 for details.

Micro Focus COBOL Support
Micro Focus Server Express Version 5.0 does not support SLES 11. COBOL applications using this compiler is not supported on SLES 11.

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