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IBM COBOL for Linux on x86, 1.2.0

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Release Date

15 April 2021

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Abstract

IBM COBOL for Linux on x86, V1.2.0 has been made generally available. This document contains information on how to download and install the licensed product after purchase.

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Table of Contents
Sections Description

The Prerequisites section provides information to review prior to the installation of the product.

The Installation Instructions section provides the installation instructions necessary to install the product.

The Download Package section provides download options to obtain the product for installation in your environment.

Supporting Documentation
Document Description

IBM Documentation provides an entry point to product documentation. You can view, browse, and search online information related to the product.

Get insights or raise questions with the wider IBM COBOL community.

Prerequisites

Supported platforms

You can use any of the following little endian operating systems supported by any x86-64 servers:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.5 or later (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.0 or later (64-bit only)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP3 or later (64-bit only)
  • Ubuntu Server (Ubuntu) 20.04 LTS or 22.04 LTS (32-bit and 64-bit)
Hardware requirements

IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 1.2 and its generated object programs run on any x86-64 processor that is supported by your operating system distribution.  It is also recommended that you meet the following requirements:
  • Approximately 260 MB for product packages
  • Minimum of 2 GB of hard drive space for paging
  • Minimum of 512 MB for temporary files
  • 2 GB RAM minimum; 4 GB or more RAM recommended
For additional requirements, including software dependencies, see System prerequisites, in the IBM Documentation.

Installation Instructions

IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 1.2 can be installed using a provided 'install' script in the base package, or manually by using rpm or dpkg.  The product can be installed to the default location, or a specified non-default location. 
Installation instructions can be found here:  Determining the installation procedure

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Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express clients are required to sign in with an entitled IBM.com ID to download the software package.

Order and part number information can be found in the Product Announcement

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Technical Support

Support for IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 1.2 can be found at the Support Portal. This site provides product notifications, updates, and allows support Cases to be opened.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Modified date:
09 June 2023

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