IBM Support

System Requirements for IBM Packaging Utility 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, and 1.6.3.x

Preventive Service Planning


Abstract

This document summarizes the system requirements for IBM Packaging Utility versions 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, and 1.6.3.x.
NOTE: These versions of the Packaging Utility have been superseded. You should update to the most recent version available using the Download Documents link below.

Content

See the Download Documents for the most recent Packaging Utility version.






See Change History for updates.

GLOSSARY:

Hardware: Supported hardware for the product.

Operating System: Supported operating systems for the product.

Revision: Supported Operating System Patches (SP), Service Releases or selected Versions for the product.

RHEL: Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®

SLES: SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server





Minimum Hardware Requirements

IBM Packaging Utility v1.6.x
Component
Minimum Requirements for Windows and Linux
Processor
Intel Pentium III 800MHz (or higher for best results)
Display
1024 x 768
Memory
512MB RAM; 1GB RAM recommended
Disk space
500MB

IBM Packaging Utility v1.6.x
Component
Minimum Requirements for AIX
Processor
2 GHz IBM POWER5 (or higher for best results)
Display
1024 x 768
Memory
1GB RAM
Disk space
500MB

IBM Packaging Utility v1.6.x
Component
Minimum Requirements for OS X
Processor
Intel x86 64-bit Core 2 Duo (or newer)
Display
1024 x 768
Memory
2 GB RAM
Disk space
500MB



Linux

IBM Packaging Utility v1.6.x
Hardware
Operating System
Comments
x86-32

x86-64
(in 32-bit and 64-bit modes)
Asianux Server 3.0

RHEL 6.0
Support up to and including Update 4

RHEL 5.0
Support up to and including Update 8

RHEL 4.0
Support up to and including Update 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11.0

SLES 11
Support up to and including Update 2

SLES 10
Support up to and including Update 4

SLES 9
Support up to and including Update 4

Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu 10.04

Ubuntu 8.x

x86-32
Red Hat Desktop 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.0


Microsoft Windows

IBM Packaging Utility v1.6.x
Hardware
Operating System
Comments
x86-32

x86-64
(in 32-bit mode)
Windows® 8
Added in v1.6.1
Windows Server 2012
Added in v1.6.1
Windows® 7 Ultimate, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
Support up to and including SP1

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard Editions
Support up to and including SP2

Windows Vista Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
Support up to and including SP2

Windows Server 2003 - Enterprise and Standard Editions
Support for SP1 and SP2

Windows XP Professional
Support for SP2 and SP3

x86-64
(in 32-bit mode)
Windows Server 2008 R2
Support up to and including SP2



UNIX

IBM Packaging Utility v1.6.x
Hardware
Operating System
Comments
Power
AIX® 7.1

AIX 6.1

AIX 5.3

x86-64
(in 32-bit mode)
Sparc 64
(in 32-bit mode)
Solaris 11.0

Sparc 32
Sparc 64
(in 32-bit mode)
Solaris 10.0

Solaris 9.0


IBM System Z

IBM Packaging Utility v1.6.x
Hardware
Operating System
Comments
zSeries
z/OS V1R10


OS X

IBM Packaging Utility v1.6.x
Hardware
Operating System
Comments
x86-64
(64-bit mode)
OS X Version 10.7 "Lion"
Support for updates .3 through .5
Support start in v1.6.2
OS X Version 10.8 "Mountain Lion"
Support updates up to and including .2


Change History (click to expand)
Change History
11 June 2013Updates for version 1.6.3.x. RHEL 6 supports update 4
14 March 2013Updates for version 1.6.2. Added OS X support. RHEL 6 supports update 3
6 December 2012Updates for version 1.6.1
13 September 2012Initial Release for version 1.6. Added "pure" 64-bit support for x86 Linux platforms

[{"Product":{"code":"SSDV2W","label":"IBM Installation Manager"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"IBM Packaging Utility","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF022","label":"OS X"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"},{"code":"PF035","label":"z\/OS"}],"Version":"1.6;1.6.1;1.6.2;1.6.3;1.6.3.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
25 October 2021

UID

swg21599092