ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise on Linux and Microsoft Windows support connections to IBM Db2 databases and enterprise geodatabases in Db2.
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Supported database versions
The following IBM Db2 releases and fix pack versions are the minimum certified and supported with ArcGIS. Unless noted otherwise, newer fix pack versions on these versions are supported but not certified.
IBM Db2 Version 11.1 Mod 4 Fix Pack 5
IBM Db2 Version 11.5
Database requirements and limitations
Db2 databases on Linux, UNIX, or Microsoft Windows must be configured to use UTF-8 encoding.
Requirements and limitations that apply to specific versions of Db2 are as follows:
IBM Db2 V11.1 (64 bit)
- Minimum required service packs/patches: Mod 4 Fix Pack 5.
- Db2 Spatial Extender is included in the Db2 database product media.
- Recommended service packs/patches: n/a.
IBM Db2 V11.5 (64 bit)
- Minimum required service packs/patches: Fix Pack 0.
- Db2 Spatial Extender is included in the Db2 database product media.
- Recommended service packs/patches: n/a.
- You cannot enable a geodatabase in V11.5, Mod 9 due to Db2 issue DT245904.
Supported operating systems
- If your database management system is installed on a server where ArcGIS products are installed, the server operating system must meet the ArcGIS product system requirements as well as the operating system requirements for your Db2 version.
- If your database is not installed on the same server as an ArcGIS product, see the IBM documentation for operating system requirements for your Db2 version.
ArcGIS is tested and certified on Db2 Enterprise Server Edition. Other versions of Db2, such as Db2 Workgroup Server Edition and Db2 Personal Edition, share a common code base and are supported as long as they meet the ArcGIS Server requirements.
Cloud support
See Requirements for using ArcGIS with databases in the cloud for information on support for database services and databases deployed in the cloud.
Software required to connect to a DBMS
Your client machine (for example, the one running ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Server) must have the appropriate database client files installed for the RDBMS you are using. These client files are available from their respective RDBMS vendors. See Database clients for more information.