System prerequisites
Before you install
XL C/C++
V
8
.0
, ensure that the following requirements are met:
Operating system:
A supported Linux
(R)
distribution:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 Update 1 (
RHEL4
) for IBM POWER
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 1 (
SLES9
) for IBM POWER
Hardware:
a system that is supported by your Linux distribution:
If your operating system is
RHEL4
or
SLES9
, you can use any of the following hardware platforms:
IBM
(R)
eServer
(TM)
OpenPower
(TM)
system
IBM eServer PowerPC
(R)
system
IBM eServer BladeCenter
(TM)
JS20 system
IBM eServer p5 system
IBM System p5
IBM eServer pSeries
(R)
system
IBM eServer i5 system
IBM eServer iSeries
(TM)
system
Required hard disk space:
Approximately 200 MB for product packages
At least 2 GB for paging
At least 512 MB for temporary files
Note:
High levels of optimization can require more space for paging and temporary files.
Optional software:
Frames-capable HTML browser (to access help and other web pages)
PDF viewer (to access documentation)