Required Linux operating system patches

Sybase IQ 12.7 supports the minimum patch levels described in this section.

Linux x86

Red Hat 3.0 with Update 7

Red Hat 4.0 with Update 2

Red Hat 5.0

SuSE 9.0 with Service Pack 3

SuSE 10.0

Linux x86-64

Red Hat 3.0 with Update 4

Red Hat 4.0 with Update 3

Red Hat 5.0

SuSE 9.0 with Service Pack 3

SuSE 10.0

Linux on Power

Red Hat 3.0 with Update 5 (Not supported by Sybase IQ ETL Server)

Red Hat 4.0 with Update 3

Red Hat 5.0

SuSE 9.0 with Service Pack 3

SuSE 10.0

Required package groups

Linux x86-64 requires 32-bit libraries to run client applications, such as Sybase Central. To ensure that you have the correct libraries for installation, read “Libraries for client applications” in the Sybase IQ Installation and Configuration Guide.

Before you install Sybase IQ on Linux x64-86, you must also install the following:

Before you install Sybase IQ on Red Hat 3.0 releases, you must install the Red Hat compatibility package compat-libstdc++.

Patches for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Before you install Sybase IQ on Red Hat 5, you must install the required libraries. You must have an active Red Hat license. Enter the following at the command prompt to install the libraries:

yum install compat-libstdc++-296
yum install compat-libstdc++-33
yum install libXp.i386

Installing Sybase IQ 12.7 GA on a Red Hat 5 system returns the following message, which you can safely ignore:

Current O/S release level: Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)
Required O/S release level: Enterprise Linux AS release 3

The current O/S level is less than suggested for running of Sybase IQ. 


You will need to upgrade the O/S before attmpting to run this.
Do you want to continue <Y/N>?

You do not need to upgrade the O/S if you install Sybase IQ 12.7 ESD #3 and higher releases.

Patches to install Sybase IQ Extended Enterprise Edition

To install Sybase IQ Server and Sybase IQ ETL Server on Red Hat 4.0 with Update 3, you must also install the following: