System requirements for IBM Data Studio Version 2.2.x (stand-alone package)

Ensure that your computer meets the system requirements before you install IBM Data Studio Version 2.2.x (stand-alone package).

• Hardware requirements
• Software requirements
• Supported data sources
• Hosted development environments
• Additional setup for running the installation program

The product supports the following operating systems:

The product supports the following data sources:

Note: *The database catalog filter in IBM Data Studio Version 2.2.1.1 supports only DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Version 9.7 and later and DB2 for z/OS Version 9.1 and later.

DB2 administration tasks are supported for the same data sources that are supported in Optim Database Administrator. For a list of those data sources, see the Optim Database Administrator system requirements.

IBM Data Studio, Version 2.2.x supports the following hosted development environments:

You might need to complete some additional setup steps before you run the installation program.

1. Ensure that a JRE at level 1.6 or higher is installed and the PATH environment variable is configured.

   To use the bundled JRE:

   1. After you download the product, extract the compressed files to a directory, for example:
      Windows:
      C:\temp\install.exe
      Linux:
      /root/temp/install.bin
   2. Configure the following environment variables:
      On Windows:
      set JAVA_HOME=C:\temp\eclipse\jre
set PATH=C:\temp\eclipse\jre\bin;%PATH%
      On Linux:
      export JAVA_HOME=/root/temp/eclipse/jre
export PATH=/root/temp/eclipse/jre/bin:$PATH
2. On Linux operating systems, run the following command before you run installation executable file:
   

   chmod +x ibm_data_studio_standalone_linux.bin

   If '.' is not in your path you should use:
   ./ibm_data_studio_standalone_linux.bin