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Abstract

This document describes the operating system requirements for the current releases of IBM® Informix® server.

Content

Last Modified: November 18, 2024


IBM Informix runs on most systems that have a UNIX, Linux, or Windows operating system.

Minimum disk space and memory requirements:

  • UNIX and Linux: 750 MB of disk space and 256 MB of memory.
  • Windows: 600 MB of disk space and 256 MB of memory.

Java JRE was removed from the IBM Informix distribution starting with 14.10.FC11 and in 15.0: 

  • Customers will need to pre-install the Java JRE v1.8 or greater for use with 14.10 Informix products
  • Customers will need to pre-install the Java JRE v11 or v17 for use with 15.0 Informix products
  • Java v11 -  v21 is required for InformixHQ 2.4.1 and greater


Related system requirements:


IBM Informix Tools and Database Compatibility requirements:

System requirements are listed by operating system (OS). In this document:


For more information about the server system requirements, see the following machine notes:


Platform: IBM AIX

Hardware: IBM POWER (System p, System i, POWER blades)
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
U = 32-bit

Operating System Version Informix 15.0 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
AIX 7.3 15.0.0.0 14.10.FC11
AIX 7.2 15.0.0.0 14.10.FC11 12.10.FC16 (7200-00)
AIX 7.1 12.10.FC16
(AIX 7.1 TL3 7100-03)		 11.70.FC9



Platform: HP-UX (Itanium)

Hardware: Itanium
Note: The following code is used in this table:
F = 64-bit

Operating System Version Informix 15.0 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
HP-UX 11.31 not supported 14.10.FC10
deprecated in 14.10.FC11		 12.10.FC16
 		 11.70.FC9
 


Platform: Linux Intel

Hardware: Intel x86, Intel Itanium, Intel EM64T, AMD64
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
U = 32-bit
RHEL = Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Operating System Version Informix 15.0 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
RHEL 9 15.0.0.0
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.14.0
- Glibc version 2.34
- Compiler 11.3.1		 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 4.18.0
- Glibc version 2.28
- Compiler 8.2.1		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 4.18.0
- Glibc version 2.28
- Compiler 8.2.1
RHEL 8 15.0.0.0
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.14.0
- Glibc version 2.34
- Compiler 11.3.1		 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.14.0
- Glibc version 2.34
- Compiler 11.3.1
RHEL 7 SR4 FP10 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum update 4
- Base kernel version 3.10.0
- Glibc version 2.17
- Compiler 4.8.5
Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed		 12.10.FC15
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 3.10
- Glibc version 2.17
- Compiler 4.8.2
Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed
Amazon AWS 2023 15.0.0.0
Additional OS requirements:
- Linux kernel version 6.1.84
- Glibc version 2.34
- Compiler 11.4
- ncurses-compat-libs
- libxcrypt-compat		 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Linux kernel version 6.1.84
- Glibc version 2.34
- Compiler 11.4
- ncurses-compat-libs
- libxcrypt-compat
SuSE SLES 15 15.0.0.0
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum service pack 4
- Base kernel version 4.12.14
- Glibc version 2.31
- Compiler 7.5		 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum service pack 4
- Base kernel version 4.12.14
- Glibc version 2.31
- Compiler 7.5		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 4.12.14
- Glibc version 2.26
- Compiler 7.3.1
SuSE SLES 12 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum service pack 3
- Base kernel version 4.4.73
- Glibc version 2.22
- Compiler 4.8.5		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 3.12.28
- Glibc version ​2.19
- Compiler 4.8.3
SuSE SLES 11 11.70.UC9
11.70.FC9
More OS requirements:
- Base kernel version ​2.6.27
- glibc version ​2.9
- Compiler 4.3.3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 15.0.0.0
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.15
- Glibc version 2.35
- Compiler 11.3		 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.15
- Glibc version 2.35
- Compiler 11.3		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.15
- Glibc version 2.35
- Compiler 11.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.4
- Glibc version 2.31
- Compiler 9.3
- libgcc 7.5.0
- libstdc++6 7.50
- libncurses5 6.1
- libpam 1.1.8
- libelf1-0.170-0		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version ​5.4
- Glibc version 2.31
- Compiler 9.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 4.15
- Glibc version 2.27
- Compiler 7.5
- libgcc 7.5.0
- libstdc++6 7.50
- libncurses5 6.1
- libpam 1.1.8
- libelf1-0.170-0		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version ​4.15
- Glibc version 2.27
- Compiler 7.5
AlmaLinux 8 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 4.18.0
- Glibc version 2.28
- Compiler 8.2.1
AlmaLinux 9.1 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.14.0
- Glibc version 2.34
- Compiler 11.3.1
 
Rocky Linux 8 Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 4.18.0
- Glibc version 2.28
- Compiler 8.2.1
Rocky Linux 9.1 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 5.14.0
- Glibc version 2.34
- Compiler 11.3.1
 
CentOS 7 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum update 4
- Base kernel version 3.10.0
- Glibc version 2.17
- Compiler 4.8.5		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 3.10
- Glibc version ​2.17
- Compiler 4.8.2
CentOS 6 11.70.UC9
11.70.FC9
More OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 2.6.32​
- glibc version ​2.12
- Compiler 4.4.4
Asianux 3.0 12.10.UC16
12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum service pack 3
- Base kernel version ​2.6.18
- Glibc version ​2.5
- Compiler 4.1.2		 11.70.UC9
11.70.FC9
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum service pack 3
- Base kernel version ​2.6.18
- Glibc version ​2.5
- Compiler 4.1.2
Debian 5.0 12.10.UC16
12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version ​2.6.26
- Glibc version ​2.7
- Compiler 4.3.2		 11.70.UC9
11.70.FC9
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version ​2.6.26
- Glibc version ​2.7
- Compiler 4.3.2

** Following system libraries are needed for IBM Informix version 14.10.FC9, 14.10.FC10, and 14.10.FC11 to run on Red Hat Linux 9. (This workaround is not needed in 14.10.FC11W1 and later). Higher versions of same libraries are installed on Red Hat Linux 9. As a workaround, symbolic links to those libraries need to be created.

     Libraries needed for IDS:
        libncurses.so.5
        libtinfo.so.5

     Libraries installed on Red Hat Linux 9:
        libncurses.so.6
        libtinfo.so.6

      Workaround:
             Run following commands as root user from /usr/lib64 directory.
                   ln -s libncurses.so.6 libncurses.so.5

                   ln -s libtinfo.so.6 libtinfo.so.5



Platform: Linux - IBM POWER (Big Endian)

Hardware: IBM POWER (System p, System i, POWER Blades)
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IBM Informix 14.10 and 15.0 are not supported on this Platform

Operating System Version Informix 15.0 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
RHEL 7 SR4 FP10 not supported not supported 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 3.10
- Glibc version ​2.17
- Compiler 4.8.2
Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed


Platform: Linux - IBM POWER (Little Endian)

Hardware: IBM POWER8® for ppc64le
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Operating System Version Informix 15.0 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
RHEL 8 15.0.0.0
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum update 7
- Base kernel version 4.18
- Glibc version 2.28
- Compiler 8.5.0		 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum update 7
- Base kernel version 4.18
- Glibc version 2.28
- Compiler 8.5.0
RHEL 7 SR4 FP10 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum update 4
- Base kernel version 3.10.0
- Glibc version 2.17
- Compiler 4.8.5		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 3.10
- Glibc version 2.17
- Compiler 4.8.3
Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed.
Power 8 or later
SuSE SLES 15 15.0.0.0
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum service pack 4
- Base kernel version 4.12.14
- Glibc version 2.31
- Compiler 7.5		 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 4.12.14
- Glibc version 2.26
- Compiler 7.31
SuSE SLES 12 14.10.FC11
Additional OS requirements:
- Minimum service pack 3
- Base kernel version 4.4.73
- Glibc version 2.22
- Compiler 4.8.5		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version ​3.12.28
- Glibc version ​2.19
- Compiler 4.8.3
Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed.
Power 8 or later


Platform: Linux - IBM Z

Hardware: IBM eServer z Systems
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Operating System Version Informix 15.0 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
RHEL 7 SR4 FP10 15.0.0.0
Additional OS Requirements:
- Minimum update 4
- Base kernel version 3.10.0
- Glibc version 2.22
- Compiler 4.8.5		 14.10.FC11
Additional OS Requirements:
- Minimum update 4
- Base kernel version 3.10.0
- Glibc version 2.22
- Compiler 4.8.5		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version 3.10.0
- Glibc version ​2.17
- Compiler 4.8.2
Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed.
SuSE SLES 12 14.10.FC11
Additional OS Requirements:
- Minimum update 3
- Base kernel version 4.4.73
- Glibc version 2.22
- Compiler 4.8.5		 12.10.FC16
Additional OS requirements:
- Base kernel version ​3.12.28
- Glibc version ​2.19
- Compiler 4.8.3
Standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.6, must be installed.


Platform: Solaris SPARC

Hardware: SPARC
Informix is supported with or without Zones. For more information about Zones, see this PDF .
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
F = 64-bit
U = 32-bit (Clients, Customer must provide their own Java)
Prerequisite: IBM is not supplying 32-bit Java 8.
Customers must supply their own Java 8 to install the 32-bit product.
IBM Informix 15.0 is not supported on this Platform

Operating System Version Informix 15.0 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
Solaris 11 not supported 14.10.FC11
Minimum update 3 is required		 12.10.FC16 11.70.FC9
Solaris 10 12.10.FC16
Minimum update 8 is required		 11.70.FC9
Minimum update 6 is required



Platform: Solaris x64

Hardware: AMD AMD64, Intel EM64T
Informix is supported with or without Zones. For more information about Zones, see this PDF .
Note: The following code is used in this table:
F = 64-bit
IBM Informix 14.10 and 15.0 are not supported on this Platform

Operating System Version Informix 15.0 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
Solaris 11 not supported not supported 12.10.FC16 11.70.FC9
Solaris 10 12.10.FC16
Minimum update 8 is required		 11.70.FC9
Minimum update 6 is required



Platform: Windows

Hardware: Intel x86, x64 (AMD AMD64, Intel EM64T)
Note: The following codes are used in this table:
T = 32-bit on Windows platforms
F = 64 bit on x64 (AMD AMD64, Intel EM64T)

Operating System Version Informix 15.0
(IN PLAN)		 Informix 14.10 Informix 12.10 Informix 11.70
Windows 11 14.10.FC11W1
Windows 10 (SR1 FP10) 14.10.FC11 12.10.FC16
Windows 2016 (SR4) 14.10.FC11 12.10.TC16
12.10.FC16
Windows 2019 (SR5 SP35) 14.10.FC11
Windows 2022 14.10.FC10W1
14.10.FC11

Copyright Date

2023

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