Db2 11.1 system requirements

The IBM Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR) pages are a complete source of hardware requirements, supported operating systems, prerequisites and optional supported software, with component-level details and operating system restrictions. This topic provides direct links to reports for Db2® 11.1 releases.

Virtualization and Db2 11.1

Db2 supports hypervisors fully embedded in hardware and firmware when operating system requirements are met. Some examples are systems equipped with Power Hypervisor, VMware ESX 3i, or Hitachi Virtage.

Note: Any enhancements in hypervisor function that come in the form of separate software are not included in the definition of "Hardware Embedded".

The hypervisors must be running on hardware supported by the level of Db2 being used. The provided guest host OS level must be supported by the level of Db2 11.1 being run. The supported hypervisors for Db2 pureScale® configurations are different from those used for non-pureScale configurations, so select accordingly.

Db2 11.1, Mods 1 through 4

Table 1. Db2 V11.1, Mods 1 through 4 system requirements
Db2 Edition Requirements by platform Requirements by component Related requirements Virtualization requirements
Advanced Enterprise Server Edition Supported Hypervisors
Advanced Workgroup Server Edition Supported Hypervisors
Enterprise Server Edition Supported Hypervisors
Workgroup Server Edition Supported Hypervisors
Direct Advanced Edition Supported Hypervisors
Direct Standard Edition Data Server Client Supported Hypervisors

Db2 11.1

Table 2. Db2 V11.1 system requirements
Db2 Edition Requirements by platform Requirements by component Related requirements Virtualization requirements
Advanced Enterprise Server Edition Supported Hypervisors
Advanced Workgroup Server Edition Supported Hypervisors
Enterprise Server Edition Supported Hypervisors
Workgroup Server Edition Supported Hypervisors
Direct Advanced Edition Supported Hypervisors
Direct Standard Edition Data Server Client Supported Hypervisors