2.3.1  Software

You must determine which software must be installed on your target system. 

This can include the following:

Operating system (Linux, AIX, UNIX, Windows, others)

DB2 UDB version

Application to be ported 

Migration tools (if used and installed on target system)

Any software that you have on your source system, which is required by your 

application to run properly. This can be:

  HTTP server

  Web application server

  Development environment

  Additional software (like LDAP or others)

Be sure to have the latest versions and fix packs of the planned products. Please 

check if the chosen software is supported on the chosen operating system.

2.3.2  Hardware

When starting the migration process it is important to have a target platform that 

meets the minimum requirements of all the software that will be installed on it. 

Please check the supported hardware platforms depending on the chosen 

software.

Your application also requires hardware resources. Be sure to have enough disk 

space for your application and to hold the data to be transformed.

IBM provides a variety of hardware systems especially designed to meet your 

business needs. For information about IBM eServers please check the IBM Web 

site at:

http://www.ibm.com/eservers/

2.3.3  Migration tools

There are free and commercial tools available to assist you migrating your 

application from MySQL to DB2 UDB. The tools offer a variety of functions and 

are available on a different set of operating system. IBM offers the free 

IBM DB2 

Migration Toolkit (MTK)

.

If you decide to use a tool, be sure that it fulfills the requirements you have and 

that you have an appropriate platform to run the tool. 

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