Chapter 3: Pre-installation Tasks

System requirements for UNIX platforms

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the UNIX-based platforms of HP 9000/800, RISC/6000 AIX, and Sun Solaris.

**Table 3-3: System requirements for UNIX platforms**
Item	HP 9000/800	RISC/6000 AIX	Sun Solaris
CPU	An HP 9000/800.	An IBM RISC System/6000.	A Sun Solaris (SPARC) system.
RAM	Minimum of 300MB to run HP-UX and any DirectConnect for z/OS products.	Minimum of 300MB to run AIX and any DirectConnect for z/OS products.	Minimum of 300MB to run Sun Solaris and any DirectConnect for z/OS products.
Storage	Minimum of 450MB, plus 512KB for each locale you plan to support.	Minimum of 450MB, plus 512KB for each locale you plan to support.	Minimum of 450MB, plus 512KB for each locale you plan to support.
Software	Production release of HP 9000/800 and 900 HP-UX 11.23. Patch bundle 990P HP-UX SNAplus2, R6.11.00.000	Production release of AIX 5.3. SNA communications 6.0 (SNA LU 6.2 connectivity only).	Production release of Sun Solaris 2.9. SNAP-IX 7.0.2.1 (SNA LU 6.2 connectivity only).