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This document describes the operating system requirements for the current releases of IBM® Informix® server.
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Last Modified: 9 Jul 2024
IBM Informix runs on most systems that have a UNIX, Linux, or Windows operating system.
Minimum disk space and memory requirements:
- UNIX and Linux: 750 MB of disk space and 256 MB of memory.
- Windows: 600 MB of disk space and 256 MB of memory.
Java JRE was removed from the IBM Informix distribution starting with 14.10.FC11:
- Customers will need to pre-install the Java JRE v8 or greater for use with Informix products
- Java 11 is required for InformixHQ 2.4.1
Related system requirements:
- System requirements for Informix Warehouse Accelerator
- System requirements for built-in DataBlade modules
- System requirements for Informix Client Software Development Kit
System requirements are listed by operating system (OS). In this document:
- AIX
- HP-UX Itanium
- HP-UX PA-RISC
- Linux - Intel
- Linux - IBM POWER (Big Endian)
- Linux - IBM POWER (Little Endian)
- Linux - IBM Z
- Mac OS X
- Solaris SPARC
- Solaris x64
- Windows
For more information about the server system requirements, see the following machine notes:
Platform: IBM AIX
Hardware: IBM POWER (System p, System i, POWER blades)
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
U = 32-bit
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
AIX 7.1 |
12.10.FC16
(AIX 7.1 TL3 7100-03) |
11.70.FC9 | |
AIX 7.2 | 14.10.FC11 | 12.10.FC16 (7200-00) |
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AIX 7.3 | 14.10.FC11 |
Platform: HP-UX (Itanium)
Hardware: Itanium
Note: The following code is used in this table:
F = 64-bit
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
HP-UX 11.31 | 14.10.FC10 deprecated in 14.10.FC11 |
12.10.FC16 |
11.70.FC9 |
Platform: HP-UX (PA-RISC)
Hardware: PA-RISC
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
H = 32-bit on HP PA-RISC 11.x and HP PA-RISC 11.x 64-bit
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
HP-UX (PA-RISC) deprecated |
Platform: Linux Intel
Hardware: Intel x86, Intel Itanium, Intel EM64T, AMD64
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
U = 32-bit
RHEL = Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
RHEL 7 SR4 FP10 |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum update 4 - Base kernel version 3.10.0 - Glibc version 2.17 - Compiler 4.8.5 Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed |
12.10.FC15
Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 3.10 - Glibc version 2.17 - Compiler 4.8.2 Standard C++ library,
libstdc++.so.6, must be installed |
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RHEL 8
|
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 4.18.0 - Glibc version 2.28 - Compiler 8.2.1 |
12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 4.18.0 - Glibc version 2.28 - Compiler 8.2.1 |
|
RHEL 9 |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.14.0 - Glibc version 2.34 - Compiler 11.3.1 |
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AlmaLinux 8 | 14.10.FC11 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 4.18.0 - Glibc version 2.28 - Compiler 8.2.1 |
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AlmaLinux 9.1 | 14.10.FC11 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 5.14.0 - Glibc version 2.34 - Compiler 11.3.1 |
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Rocky Linux 8 | Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 4.18.0 - Glibc version 2.28 - Compiler 8.2.1 |
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Rocky Linux 9.1 | 14.10.FC11 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 5.14.0 - Glibc version 2.34 - Compiler 11.3.1 |
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CentOS 6 | 11.70.UC9 11.70.FC9 More OS requirements: - Base kernel version 2.6.32 - glibc version 2.12 - Compiler 4.4.4 |
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CentOS 7 | 14.10.FC11 Additional OS requirements: - Minimum update 4 - Base kernel version 3.10.0 - Glibc version 2.17 - Compiler 4.8.5 |
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 3.10 - Glibc version 2.17 - Compiler 4.8.2 |
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SuSE SLES 11 | 11.70.UC9 11.70.FC9 More OS requirements: - Base kernel version 2.6.27 - glibc version 2.9 - Compiler 4.3.3 |
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SuSE SLES 12 |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements: - Minimum service pack 3 - Base kernel version 4.4.73 - Glibc version 2.22 - Compiler 4.8.5
|
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 3.12.28 - Glibc version 2.19 - Compiler 4.8.3 |
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SuSE SLES 15 | 14.10.FC11 Additional OS requirements: - Minimum service pack 4 - Base kernel version 4.12.14 - Glibc version 2.31 - Compiler 7.5 |
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 4.12.14 - Glibc version 2.26 - Compiler 7.3.1 |
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Asianux 3.0 | 12.10.UC16 12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Minimum service pack 3 - Base kernel version 2.6.18 - Glibc version 2.5 - Compiler 4.1.2 |
11.70.UC9 11.70.FC9 Additional OS requirements: - Minimum service pack 3 - Base kernel version 2.6.18 - Glibc version 2.5 - Compiler 4.1.2 |
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Debian 5.0 | 12.10.UC16 12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 2.6.26 - Glibc version 2.7 - Compiler 4.3.2 |
11.70.UC9 11.70.FC9 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 2.6.26 - Glibc version 2.7 - Compiler 4.3.2 |
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 4.15 - Glibc version 2.27 - Compiler 7.5 - libgcc 7.5.0 - libstdc++6 7.50 - libncurses5 6.1 - libpam 1.1.8 - libelf1-0.170-0 |
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 4.15 - Glibc version 2.27 - Compiler 7.5 |
|
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 5.4 - Glibc version 2.31 - Compiler 9.3 - libgcc 7.5.0 - libstdc++6 7.50 - libncurses5 6.1 - libpam 1.1.8 - libelf1-0.170-0 |
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 5.4 - Glibc version 2.31 - Compiler 9.3 |
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | 14.10.FC11 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 5.15 - Glibc version 2.35 - Compiler 11.3 |
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 5.15 - Glibc version 2.35 - Compiler 11.3 |
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Amazon AWS 2023 | 14.10.FC11 Additional OS requirements: - Linux kernel version 6.1.84 - Glibc version 2.34 - Compiler 11.4 - ncurses-compat-libs - libxcrypt-compat |
** Following system libraries are needed for IBM Informix Dynamic Server version 14.10.FC9 and 14.10.FC10 only to run on Red Hat Linux 9. Higher versions of same libraries are installed on Red Hat Linux 9. As a workaround, symbolic links to those libraries need to be created.
Libraries needed for IDS:
libncurses.so.5
libtinfo.so.5
Libraries installed on Red Hat Linux 9:
libncurses.so.6
libtinfo.so.6
Workaround:
Run following commands as root user from /usr/lib64 directory.
ln -s libncurses.so.6 libncurses.so.5
ln -s libtinfo.so.6 libtinfo.so.5
Platform: Linux - IBM POWER (Big Endian)
Hardware: IBM POWER (System p, System i, POWER Blades)
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
RHEL 7 SR4 FP10 | 12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 3.10 - Glibc version 2.17 - Compiler 4.8.2 Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed |
Platform: Linux - IBM POWER (Little Endian)
Hardware: IBM POWER8® for ppc64le
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
RHEL 7 SR4 FP10 |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements: - Minimum update 4 - Base kernel version 3.10.0 - Glibc version 2.17 - Compiler 4.8.5 |
12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 3.10 - Glibc version 2.17 - Compiler 4.8.3 Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed. Power 8 or later |
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RHEL 8 |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements: - Minimum update 7 - Base kernel version 4.18
- Glibc version 2.28 - Compiler 8.5.0 |
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SuSE SLES 12 |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements: - Minimum service pack 3 - Base kernel version 4.4.73 - Glibc version 2.22
- Compiler 4.8.5 |
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 3.12.28 - Glibc version 2.19 - Compiler 4.8.3 Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed. Power 8 or later |
|
SuSE SLES 15 |
14.10.FC11 |
Platform: Linux - IBM Z
Hardware: IBM eServer z Systems
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
RHEL 7 SR4 FP10 |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS Requirements:
- Minimum update 4
- Base kernel version 3.10.0
- Glibc version 2.22
- Compiler 4.8.5
|
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 3.10.0 - Glibc version 2.17 - Compiler 4.8.2 Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed. |
|
SuSE SLES 12 |
14.10.FC11
Additional OS Requirements:
- Minimum service pack 3
- Base kernel version 4.4.73
- Glibc version 2.22
- Compiler 4.8.5
|
12.10.FC16 Additional OS requirements: - Base kernel version 3.12.28 - Glibc version 2.19 - Compiler 4.8.3 Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed. |
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
Mac OS deprecated |
Platform: Solaris SPARC
Hardware: SPARC
Informix is supported with or without Zones. For more information about Zones, see this PDF .
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
U = 32-bit (Clients, Customer must provide their own Java)
Prerequisite: IBM is not supplying 32-bit Java 8.
Customers must supply their own Java 8 to install the 32-bit product.
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
Solaris 10 | 12.10.FC16 Minimum update 8 is required |
11.70.FC9 Minimum update 6 is required |
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Solaris 11 | 14.10.FC11 Minimum update 3 is required |
12.10.FC16 | 11.70.FC9 |
Platform: Solaris x64
Hardware: AMD AMD64, Intel EM64T
Informix is supported with or without Zones. For more information about Zones, see this PDF .
Note: The following code is used in this table:
F = 64-bit
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
Solaris 10 | 12.10.FC16 Minimum update 8 is required |
11.70.FC9 Minimum update 6 is required |
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Solaris 11 | 12.10.FC16 | 11.70.FC9 |
Platform: Windows
Hardware: Intel x86, x64 (AMD AMD64, Intel EM64T)
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
T = 32-bit on Windows platforms
F = 64 bit on x64 (AMD AMD64, Intel EM64T)
Operating System Version | Informix 14.10 | Informix 12.10 | Informix 11.70 |
Windows 10 (SR1 FP10) | 14.10.FC11 | 12.10.FC16 | |
Windows 2016 (SR4) | 14.10.FC11 | 12.10.TC16 12.10.FC16 |
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Windows 2019 (SR5 SP35) | 14.10.FC11 | ||
Windows 2022 | 14.10.FC10W1 14.10.FC11 |
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