Ensure that the system you choose has the
necessary requirements to meet your expected performance demands and
the minimum requirements for IBM® InfoSphere® Federation Server and
the data source client software.
Memory requirements
The minimum
required memory is generally 256 MB but for optimal performance 2
GB of memory is recommended. To determine the memory requirements
for your installation, consider the following factors:
- Other software running on the same server
- Memory requirements of database clients
- Performance requirements
- The size and complexity of your configuration
- The extent of database activity and the number of clients that
access your system
- Memory required to process the temporary tables and sorts performed
by the federated server to avoid using disk input and output
Disk space requirements
The total amount
of required disk space is the sum of the components listed in Table 1, with slight variation depending
on the product installed.
- When installing IBM InfoSphere Federation Server,
you can choose to install any number of relational and nonrelational
wrappers.
- If a compatible edition of DB2® Version
9.7 database system is not already installed, DB2 Enterprise
Server Edition Version 9.7 will be installed.
- The installer requires temporary disk space during product installation.
Table 1. Disk
space requirements, in megabytes| Operating system |
Relational wrappers |
Nonrelational wrappers |
DB2 |
Installer |
|---|
| AIX 5L™ |
5-20 |
5-20 |
490-630 |
50-80 |
| HP-UX |
5-20 |
5-20 |
510-640 |
50-80 |
| Linux |
5-20 |
5-20 |
380-480 |
50-80 |
| Solaris |
5-20 |
5-20 |
530-640 |
50-80 |
| Windows |
5-20 |
5-20 |
390 |
50-80 |
Additional disk space considerations:
- Consider the amount of necessary disk space on the federated server
to manage any temporary tables and sorts that exceed the available
memory.
- The disk space requirements vary depending on your configuration
and the type of disk drive that you have. Significantly more disk
space might be required on FAT drives with large cluster sizes than
NTFS drives.
- Include required client software and communication products when
you calculate the amount of disk space that is needed for your installation.
Compatible DB2 Version 9.7 database system
editions
The IBM InfoSphere Federation Server installation
program is compatible only with specific DB2 Version
9.7 database system editions. Relational and nonrelational wrappers
are compatible only with DB2 Enterprise Server Edition Version
9.7, DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition Version 9.7, and DB2 Advanced
Enterprise Server Edition Version 9.7.
Table 2. Compatible DB2 Version 9.7 database system
editions| Edition |
Relational wrappers |
Nonrelational wrappers |
|---|
| DB2 Enterprise Server Edition |
Y |
Y |
| DB2 UDB Personal Edition |
- |
- |
| DB2 Workgroup Server Edition |
- |
- |
| DB2 Express |
- |
- |
| DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition |
Y |
Y |
| DB2 Connect Personal Edition |
- |
- |
| DB2 Runtime Client |
- |
- |
| DB2 Admin Client |
- |
- |
| DB2 Appdev Client |
- |
- |
| DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition |
Y |
Y |
Restriction: Installed fix packs for compatible DB2 Version
9.7 database system editions are unsupported by the IBM InfoSphere Federation Server installation
program.
