IBM DB2 database requirements for ArcGIS 10.1
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Supported database versions
IBM DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4 (64-bit)
IBM DB2 Version 9 for z/OS
Supported operating systems
Database | Supported Operating Systems | Minimum OS Version | Maximum OS Version |
|---|---|---|---|
IBM DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4 (64-bit) | IBM AIX 6.1.0.0 (64-bit) | ||
IBM AIX 7.1.0.0 (64-bit) | |||
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (64-bit)* | Update 7 | ||
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (64-bit)* | |||
Sun Solaris 10 (64-bit (SPARC)) | |||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64-bit)* | SP1 | ||
Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64-bit [EM64T])* | SP2 | SP2 | |
Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64-bit [EM64T])* | SP2 | SP2 | |
Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit (EM64T)) | SP1 | SP1 | |
IBM DB2 Version 9 for z/OS | z/OS 1.12 |
Database requirements/limitations
IBM DB2 V9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (64-bit)
- Minimum required service packs/patches: Fix Pack 4
- Recommended service packs/patches: n/a
- Required add-ons: IBM Spatial Extender Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4
IBM DB2 V9 for z/OS
- Feature services are not supported with a DB2 z/OS database
- Any geoprocessing operation that writes information to the database requires the generation of unique ObjectID values. Manipulating identity columns on z/OS is limited; therefore, any tool that writes data to the database is not supported with a DB2 z/OS database
- Required service packs/patches: APAR PM24155
- Required add-ons: IBM Spatial Support for DB2 for z/OS—DB2 Accessories Suite
ArcGIS is tested and certified on DB2 Enterprise Server Edition. Other versions of DB2, such as DB2 Workgroup Server Edition and DB2 Personal Edition, share a common code base and are supported as long as they meet the ArcSDE requirements listed above. For more information on the distributed editions of DB2, refer to the articles listed below.
- Which distributed edition of DB2 Version 9 is right for you?
- Comparing the distributed DB2 UDB servers
- DB2 system requirements
- IBM DB2 z/OS documentation
- IBM Spatial Support for z/OS
Note:*Enterprise ArcSDE for DB2 technology is now available as a 64-bit runtime environment. This operating system is supported beginning at ArcGIS 10.0. ArcSDE XML column support is enabled by the Text Search Extender Product. Refer to IBM documentation to properly configure Text Search.
DB2 database fix pack support
- DB2 9.7 fix pack 4 is the minimum supported DBMS version. In general, later fix packs are assumed to work. However, there are known issues with using DB2 9.7 fix pack 5 with ArcGIS. For this reason, fix pack 5 is not supported.
- DB2 9.7 fix pack 6 is supported. However, there is a known issue when creating a spatial index after an IBM spatial extender upgrade. Please refer to the IBM Support site for more information and a workaround. This issue is fixed in DB2 9.7 fix pack7.
- DB2 9.7 Migration of 32-Bit Databases to 64-Bit version is supported with workaround found in APAR IC87081-SQL0471N IS RETURNED UPON CALLING LANGUAGE SQL SYSTEM ROUTINES POST MIGRATION OF 32-BIT DATABASES TO 64-BIT VERSION. IBM highly recommends upgrading to FP8 for this issue.
Operating system limitations
- Windows 7 64-bit is supported for basic ArcSDE testing and application development use only. It is not recommended for deployment in a production environment.
- ArcSDE is only supported on Linux x86_64, on CPUs that adhere to the x86_64 architecture (64-bit), with supported Linux releases.
Software required to connect to a DBMS
Your client machine (for example, the one running ArcMap) will need to have the appropriate client files installed for the RDBMS you are using. These client files are available from their respective RDBMS vendors, but they are also available on Esri Customer Care Portal as a convenience. Please see Database clients for more information. RDBMS client files available from the customer care portal are IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows Azure SQL Database, and PostgreSQL. Client files for IBM Netezza, Oracle and Teradata are not available on the customer care portal and must be obtained from the IBM, Oracle and Teradata support sites.