This chapter describes the OS/400 hardware and software requirements for the Oracle Database Gateway for DB2/400. It contains the following sections:
The following sections describe the hardware requirements for installing and running the gateway.
The gateway requires any AS/400 processor that supports a version of OS/400 that is currently supported by IBM.
For most installations, a minimum of 7 MB of virtual memory on the AS/400 side is recommended to support each active user of the Oracle Database Gateway for DB2/400.
The total virtual memory requirement for each concurrent use of the gateway depends on the following factors:
Permanent disk space of about 225 MB is required for installation of this product. Installation of further (cloned) instances of the product at the same level use approximately 76 MB each. The actual installation may required an additional 150 MB of temporary disk space.
These numbers are for initial conditions. The disk space can be reduced by running the REMOVEOBS
procedure (refer to Postinstallation Steps). After running REMOVEOBS
, each gateway instance will use 70 MB, and the common objects (service programs and the National Language files) will use approximately 236 MB.
The system software configuration that is described in the following requirements is supported by Oracle as long as the underlying system software products are supported by their respective software vendors. Verify the latest support status with your system software vendors.
This gateway requires any current version of OS/400 that is supported (with maintenance) by IBM.
The RUNSQLSTM
command that is found in 5722-ST1 "SQL Development Kit" is needed when creating one instance from another (cloning an instance). It is not needed for an initial installation from an Oracle distribution medium (CD-ROM or file).
The Oracle server that is to act as the Oracle integrating server requires the Oracle Database 10g server or Oracle9i server. The Oracle integrating server should be running with the latest released patch set for Oracle Database 10g server, Oracle9i server, or Oracle8i server (release 8.1.7 or later).
In addition to the manuals supporting the Oracle Database Gateway for DB2/400, Oracle Net and Oracle Database 10g server manuals are recommended. You also need the appropriate OS/400 documentation for your system.
Before installing the gateway, verify that you have the correct CD-ROM and proper documentation:
one Oracle Database Gateway for DB2/400 product CD-ROM
appropriate Oracle documentation for installing, administering, and using the gateway: Oracle Database Gateway for DB2/400 Installation and User's Guide for IBM iSeries OS/400
Oracle Database 10g server, Oracle9i server, or Oracle8i server (release 8.1.7 or later)