Prerequisites
Hardware requirements
To use DB2 Everyplace, your system must meet the following hardware
requirements:
- Intel Pentium III or comparable processor (Windows and Linux)
- 512 MB of memory (1GB of memory is recommended if you are using IBM
WebSphere Application Server)
- 300 MB of free disk space (700 MB of free disk space if you do not have
DB2 Universal Database installed on your computer)
Software requirements
To use DB2 Everyplace Sync Server, you must have the following software
installed:
- DB2 Everyplace supports DB2 Universal Database Version 7.2 with
FixPak 5 or later.
- Note:
- If you do not have DB2 Universal Database installed, DB2 Everyplace
8.1.4 Setup Wizard will install an embedded version of DB2
Universal Database Express Edition on your computer to be used with DB2
Everyplace.
- A Web server with Java Servlet API 2.0 support. When you
install DB2 Everyplace, an embedded version of Application Server -
Express will be installed on your system. If you want DB2 Everyplace to
be an application server running in the WebSphere Application Server Version 5
environment, you must install FixPak 2.
- Workstation to mobile device connection software (for example, Palm
HotSync). This is needed for the DB2 Everyplace database engine and
Sync Client installation on the mobile device.
Operating system requirements
DB2 Everyplace runs on the following operating systems:
- For the DB2 Everyplace Sync Sever:
- Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP
- Redhat Linux Version 7.3 or later
- Mandrake Version 8.2 or later
- For the client:
- Win32 mobile devices
- Palm OS mobile devices
- Symbian6 and Symbian7 mobile devices
- WinCE / PocketPC mobile devices
- Linux mobile devices
- QNX Neutrino mobile devices
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