Installing DataConnect Runtime Engine on AIX
Minimum System Requirements for AIX
Before installing DataConnect Runtime Engine on AIX, your system must meet the minimum requirements provided in this section.
Operating System and Software Requirements for AIX
• AIX 7.2 or later
• Download and install the following GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)-related libraries:
• libstdc++9-9.3.0-2
• libgcc9-9.3.0-2
Note: Select the RPMs specific to the AIX version you are running.
• DataConnect contains an embedded Adoptium OpenJDK 11.0.12+7.
Hardware Requirements for AIX
• 64-bit processor, x86-64, 2 GHz or faster
• At least 2 GB free hard drive space to install DataConnect
• 8 GB high-speed RAM
Runtime Engine Requirements for AIX
In addition to the minimum requirements for your operating system, each additional running Runtime Engine on the same machine requires the following:
• 2 GB high speed RAM
• 1–2 available processor cores
• A valid engine license
Note: These minimum requirements assumes that the DataConnect Engine has full access to available resources and is executing in a dedicated physical or virtual server.
Install DataConnect Runtime Engine on AIX
To install DataConnect Runtime Engine on AIX
1. Download the DataConnect standalone engine installer for AIX from
Actian ESD to the system where you want to install DataConnect standalone engine.
2. Open a terminal window at the download location.
3. Run the following command to set the installer as executable:
chmod +x di.install.rpm.aix.di-standalone-engine-11.X.X-xx.rpm.bin
4. Run the following command to execute the installer:
./di.install.rpm.aix.di-standalone-engine-11.X.X-xx.rpm.bin
5. Accept the license agreement and press Enter to install to the default location (/opt/Actian/di-standalone-engine-11.X.X-xx).
Configure DataConnect Runtime Engine on AIX
To configure the Runtime Engine on AIX
Set LIBPATH to include the path to <standalone engine install path>/jre/lib/ppc64, var/lib, and <standalone engine install path>/jre/lib/ppc64/j9vm. For example:
export LIBPATH=/opt/Actian/di-standalone-engine-11.X.X-xx/runtime/di9:/var/lib:/opt/Actian/di-standalone-engine-11.X.X-xx/jre/lib/ppc64/j9vm:/opt/Actian/di-standalone-engine-11.X.X-xx/jre/lib/ppc64
DataConnect for AIX is now compiled using the GNU Compiler GCC. This requires locales to be disabled for parsing XML files. To do this, set or unset the following environment changes:
export LC_ALL=C
unset LANGUAGE
Set the PATH as:
export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/vacpp/bin:/opt/Actian/di-standalone-engine-11.X.X-xx/runtime/di9
The GCC compiler also requires the following packages be installed on the AIX server:
• libstdc++
• libgcc
You may download the RPMs from the following location:
Uninstall DataConnect Runtime Engine on AIX
To uninstall the DataConnect Runtime Engine on AIX
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Navigate to /opt/Actian/di-standalone-engine-11.X.X-xx/install.
3. Run the following command:
./uninstall.sh
DataConnect is uninstalled.