XVIII SAP Application Server on zLinux Considerations
1. Review the latest version of OSS Note 81737 for the supported Linux distribution.
2. Hardware requirements:
- IBM eServer zSeries z800, z900, z990, z890, z9, z9 BC, z9 EC
- Each Linux image requires disk space for boot and swap(20GB)
- Minimum 512 MB Central Storage
3. Software requirements:
- DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8.1 or DB2 9
- z/VM 4.4 or higher (z/VM 5.3 is highly recommended)
- a 64 bit Linux distribution with glibc 2.2.4 and kernel 2.4.x is required.
- TCP/IP is the supported communication protocol
- NLS locales de_DE, en_US
- NFS
- C-Development Package
- PTF Requirements are in OSS Note 81737
4. Review the TCP/IP Connectivity Requirements starting on page 38 of the manual
SAP R/3 on DB2 for OS/390 and z/OS Connectivity Guide SC33-7965-03.
5. OSS Notes:
81737 DB2/390 APAR List
563060 DB2/390: Kernel Parameter for Linux on zSeries
386605 SAP Memory Management for zSeries
6. Documentation:
SAP on DB2 UDB for OS/390 and z/OS: Implementing Application
Servers on Linux for zSeries (SG24-6847-00)
SAP R/3 Installation on Linux for zSeries : IBM DB2 UDB for OS/390 and z/OS
Linux for IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Distributions (SG24-6264-00)
Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: ISP/ASP Solutions (SG24-6299-00)
Linux for S/390 (SG24-4987-00)
Linux on zSeries and S/390: Systems Management (SG24-6820-00)
Additional Notes for installing SAP R/3 4.6 and up on the Linux Enterprise
Server 8 for zSeries
(ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/sap/SLES8/zSeries/SAP-en.pdf)
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