IBM Streams 4.2.1
Hardware requirements for IBM Streams
Before you install IBM® Streams, ensure that the target system satisfies the minimum hardware requirements.
For the most current information about hardware requirements, see the IBM Streams system requirements web page.
| Component | Minimum requirements | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| System | x86_64 (64-bit) | IBM Streams supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the Community Enterprise Operating System (CentOS), and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). |
| IBM Power Systems™ (64-bit) | On RHEL systems that are running big endian, IBM
Streams supports the POWER7® and POWER8® processors. RHEL systems that are running little endian support the POWER8 processor only. |
|
| Display | 1280 x 1024 | Lower resolutions are supported but not preferred for Streams Studio. |
| Memory | 2 GB | The amount of memory that is required
by IBM
Streams is dependent on the applications that are developed and deployed. This minimum requirement is based on the memory requirements of the Commodity Purchasing sample application and other samples that are provided with the product. |
| Disk space | If installing the main installation package:
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Includes disk space required for installation and development
resources only. Additional disk space is needed to run IBM
Streams. The amount depends on how you set up and configure your IBM
Streams environment. For more information about using the IATEMPDIR environment variable to configure a different temporary directory for installation processing, see the Preinstallation roadmap. |
If installing the domain host installation
package or resource installation
package:
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