Release Notes
DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Edition and DB2 Connect Enterprise
Edition are now available for Linux on S/390. Before installing Linux
on an S/390 machine, you should be aware of the software and hardware
requirements:
Hardware
S/390 9672 Generation 5 or higher, Multiprise 3000.
Software
- SuSE SLES-7 with the patches listed below or Turbolinux Server 6
- kernel level 2.2.16, with patches for S/390 (see below)
- glibc 2.1.3
- libstdc++ 6.1 (included in the compat.rpm package)
The following patches are required for Linux on S/390:
- SLES-7-PatchCD-1-s390-20020522.iso
For latest updates on supported software for S/390 Linux systems, visit the
website http://www.ibm.com/db2/linux/validate.
Notes:
- Only 32-bit Intel-based Linux and Linux on S/390 are supported.
- The following are not available on Linux/390 in DB2 Version
7:
- |DB2 UDB Enterprise - Extended Edition
- |DB2 Extenders
- |DB2 Data Links Manager
- |DB2 Administrative Client
- |Change Password Support
- |LDAP Support
- |TSM
- |Use of raw devices
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