System requirements for IBM Optim

Development Studio Version 2.2.x

Product documentation
Abstract
This document describes the system requirements for IBM Optim Development Studio
Version 2.2.x.

Content
Ensure that your computer meets the system requirements before you install IBM Optim
Development Studio Version 2.2.x.

Hardware requirements

Software requirements

Supported data sources

Driver support

Hosted development environments

Other requirements

Component
Memory
Disk space

Requirements
Minimum of 1 GB RAM. Recommended 2
GB RAM
Minimum of 1 GB of disk space is required
for product package installation. Additional
disk space is required for the resources that
you develop.
Fix packs require additional disk space for
download and extraction. See the download

Display
Other hardware

document for each fix pack for detailed

requirements.
1024 x 768 display minimum using 256
Colors (or higher for best results)
MicrosoftR mouse or compatible
pointing device

The product supports the following operating systems:

Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4.0

AS Edition

ES Edition

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4.0

AS Edition

ES Edition

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0

AS Edition

ES Edition

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0

AS Edition

ES Edition

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

Windows
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Enterprise Edition (SP1)

Standard Edition (SP1)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2

Enterprise Edition

Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

(Vista Longhorn Server)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Enterprise Edition

Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2)
Microsoft Windows Vista

Business Edition

Enterprise Edition

Ultimate Edition

Microsoft Windows Vista

Business Edition

Enterprise Edition

Ultimate Edition

Windows 7

Enterprise Edition

Professional Edition

Ultimate Edition

Windows 7

Enterprise Edition

Professional Edition

Ultimate Edition

This version of the product was developed for use with the following Eclipse and JDK
versions. These Eclipse and JDK levels are included with the product, but if you are
extending an existing Eclipse environment, they are prerequisites.
Eclipse level
Eclipse 3.4.2
Eclipse 3.4.2

JDK level
IBM JDK 1.6 SR 7
IBM JDK 1.6 SR 5

ODS version
Version 2.2.0.2 and later
Versions 2.2. and 2.2.0.1

Ensure that you have one of the following Web browsers to view
the readme file and the installation guide:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 (available on Microsoft Windows
only)

Mozilla 1.6 or 1.7

Firefox 2.0 or later

The product supports the following data sources:

Database
DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and
Windows 1, 5

Version

Comments

9.1
9.5
9.7
9.8

Version 2.2.1
Toleration mode

DB2 for iSeries

DB2 for z/OS 1

V5R4
8.1

9.1

IBM Informix data server 3, 4

Oracle

Sybase ASE

10.1
10.0 2
11.1 2
11.5 2
11.7
10g
10g R2
11g
15.0

Version 2.2.0.3 and later

Version 2.2.0.3 supports
compatibility mode and new
function mode
Version 2.2.1

Version 2.2.1

Version 2.2.1.1

Notes:
1. Supported for SQL management repository.
2. Supported for Optim pureQuery Runtime, not supported for routine development and
debugging.
3. Stored procedure debugging supported for supported for Informix 11.7 and later.
4. Visual Explain supported for Informix 11.5 and later.
5. Optim Development Studio Version 2.2.1.1 supports using the ANTs Software product
IBM DB2 SSacSA with a DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows database to connect
to the database as a Sybase database. You can view the database objects and develop
and test SQL stored procedures on the database.

IBM Optim Development Studio, Version 2.2.1 requires the following drivers:

Oracle clients:
Oracle Database Version 11g Release 1 JDBC Drivers
ojdbc5.jar
ojdbc6.jar
datadirect Version 4.0
Oracle Database Version 10g R2
ojdbc5.jar
datadirect Version 4.0

JDBC application clients:

IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ v4.7 or later for JDBC 4.0 applications

IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ v3.57 or later or corresponding DB2
Connect version level) for JDBC 3.0 applications
JAVA Runtime Environment 1.6
IBM Optim Development Studio, Version 2.2.1.1 requires ANTs software to connect to a
DB2 for Windows, UNIX and Windows database as a Sybase database.

IBM Optim Development Studio, Version 2.2.x supports the following hosted development
environments:
Software
Citrix Presentation Server
Citrix XenApp

Version
4.5
5

Comments
Supported in Version 2.2.1.1
Supported in Version 2.2.1.1

To deploy pureQuery applications to another computer: IBM Optim pureQuery

Runtime Version 2.2.1

To view database performance data from an Optim Performance Manager repository

database with Optim Development Studio Version 2.2.1.1, Optim Performance
Manager Version 4.1, Version 4.1.0.1, or Version 4.1.1 must be installed. InfoSphere
Optim Performance Manager Version 5.1 is not supported.
Use IBM Data Studio Version 3.1 to view database performance data from InfoSphere
Optim Performance Manager Version 5.1 repository database.