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The freedom of Linux®. The power of U2. Bring them together, and you have a flexible, scalable data server solution that lets you get more done-faster than ever before. IBM® U2 software lets you build and manage applications of any size, with enterprise-class availability and reliability. Optimized for Web applications, U2 software handles multimedia as well as conventional data — at a low cost.
Today we offer IBM U2 products for Linux on IBM eServer™ xSeries®, pSeries®, OpenPower™ and iSeries™ servers.
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Here's why IBM U2 and Linux make such a powerful combination:
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Flexibility. Our commitment to open standards, combined with the implementation of Linux and IBM software across heterogeneous platforms means that you can choose the best hardware and software for each task, and easily integrate new applications with existing systems.
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Reliability. Both IBM U2 and Linux have already proven their scalability and availability in real customer environments. Together, they can enable your total solution to be more robust, while increasing productivity and improving customer responsiveness.
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Cost effectiveness. The combination of Linux and IBM U2 can help contain and reduce your IT costs in a variety of ways — from lower operating system software costs and better distributed systems management to more flexible hardware choices.
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The Linux distributions supported by IBM U2 products are listed in the table for each product. (Select the desired product tab at the top of this page.)
- Only the Linux distributions listed in the UniData®, UniVerse® and RedBack® product tables are supported. If you are running an IBM U2 product on a Linux distribution not listed here, it is not a supported environment.
- The kernel levels listed in our product tables are base/default kernel levels. Kernel updates provided by the Linux distribution vendor are also supported, unless otherwise stated in the Comments section of the table. For example: If the kernel level listed is 2.4.21-7, and you upgrade your system so that the kernel level becomes 2.4.21-10, it is also supported. Major kernel upgrades (for example, an upgrade from 2.4.9 to 2.4.21) and glibc upgrades (for example, an upgrade from 2.2.5 to 2.3) require validation and will be listed accordingly. Updates or service packs provided by Linux vendors fall into this category.
- The point release that is supported in the distribution will be indicated in the product tables.
- If you cannot find an answer to your question about what is supported, please contact us.
- Any customer with a valid IBM maintenance contract — running U2 products on Linux (on a supported distribution) — should contact IBM U2 for support if they have an issue that prevents the smooth operation of their U2 implementation. IBM will diagnose the issue and work with the operating system (OS) partner in cases where the operating system is suspected of causing the issue. Other OS problems that do not manifest themselves as problems in the U2 product would require the customer to work directly with the OS vendor. For additional support issues, IBM will collaborate with the OS partner to resolve the customer issue jointly.
- For support of Linux on other platforms, please contact your IBM sales representative.
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