Prerequisites for driver or client installation

Before you install your database drivers or clients, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary operating system, hardware, software, communications, disk, and memory requirements.

Prerequisites for installing the Db2 12.1 Data Server Driver

With the release of Db2 12.1, a dependency on the vcruntime140.dll runtime library exists for installations of the IBM Data Server Driver on Microsoft Windows. You need to install the latest 32 bit Visual C++ redistributable. For more information, see Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable latest supported downloads

For the most up-to-date system requirements for AIX®, Linux®, and Windows, see Db2 12.1 system requirements.