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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 8

The information contained in this page outlines SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 specific information on DB2 UDB V8.1.

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Validated Platforms

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	2.4.21	glibc-2.2.5
x86_64 AMD64	32-bit	2.4.19	glibc-2.2.5	-Requires SP2a
x86_64 AMD64	64-bit	2.4.21	glibc-2.2.5	-Requires SP3
IA64	64-bit	2.4.21	glibc-2.2.5
POWER	32-bit	2.4.21	glibc-2.2.5
s390 and zSeries	31-bit *	2.4.19	glibc-2.2.5

31-bit instance supported only on 31-bit kernel

Known Issues and Limitations

This section summarizes some of the issues that were encountered during the DB2 UDB V8.1 validation process and lists any possible solutions.

Please note that some of the workarounds or solutions provided below might require that the DB2 UDB installation be upgraded to a recent fixpack. In order to upgrade to a fixpack, you must have the base DB2 UDB GA version installed before installing the fixpack. It is sufficient to install the fixpack you require; there is no need to install previous fixpacks to the one you need. i.e. if you need FP4, you do not need to install FP1, FP2, FP3 before installing FP4. You do, however, need to install DB2 UDB V8.1.0 (GA). DB2 UDB fixpacks can be obtained from http://www.ibm.com/db2/.

Symptoms	Problem	Recommended Solution
SLES 8 SP3 + DB2 UDB V8.1. SQL22209N error occurs in the db2setup.log during DB2 setup	IBM Java 1.3.1-24 is not compatible with running DB2 V8.1 on SLES 8 SP3	IBM Java (IBMJava*) and the Sun Java Hotspot(TM) Client VM (java2-jre-1.3.1-524) packages were installed by default. You need to delete them and install IBM Java 1.3.1-2 SDK. Use the following command to remove the installed IBM Java. Repeat the command until all packages are removed. for i in `rpm -qa \| grep IBMJ` do rpm -e $i done A link is left behind after you uninstall IBM's Java. Delete it with this command: `rm -f /usr/lib/IBMJava2` Use this command to remove the installed Sun Java. rpm -e `rpm -qa \| grep java` A link is left behind after you uninstall Sun's Java. Delete it with this command: `rm -f /usr/lib/SunJava2` Download the IBM Java 1.3.1 SDK from the IBM developWorks website. Install it with this command: `rpm -ivh IBMJava2-SDK-1.3.1-2.0.i386.rpm` Update the environment with the following commands: (Use single quotes, not double quotes as the bash shell interprets single and double quotes differently.) `cd /etc` `cp profile profile.original` `echo 'export JAVA_HOME=/opt/IBMJava2-131'` >>profile echo '`export PATH=/opt/IBMJava2-131/jre/bin:$PATH`' >>profile source profile Verify IBM Java is now the system default. `which java java -version`

FAQ

DB2 Version v8.x and Java Support?
The minimum JDK level required for this Environment is IBM Java 1.4.2 SR1 (Service Release 1).

I am running SUSE SLES 8 at the SP3 level, but SP3 is not mentioned on the list of officially supported Linux Environments. Is it supported?
DB2 UDB V8.1 does support SUSE SLES 8 at the SP3 level. Unless otherwise stated in the Supported Environments Summary Table, all Linux Environments are supported at the latest available updates to the operating system.

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