Client hardware and software requirements

The system requirements of the Runtime Client, the Spreadsheet Add-in for Excel , and the OIS Essbase Integration Services Console are described in Table 10. API client requirements are described in API system hardware and software requirements.

Table 10. Client requirements for DB2 OLAP Server and DB2 OLAP Integration Server:
Component Requirement
Microsoft Windows version
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows 2000, SP3 and later
Microsoft Excel version
  • Excel 2003
  • Excel 2002 (in Office XP)
  • Excel 2000
  • Excel 97
Lotus 1-2-3 version Lotus 1-2-3 Version 9.7, for use only with Version 8.1, Fix Pack 4 (Essbase 6.5.5.3) or later of the Spreadsheet Add-in for 1-2-3. Version 8.2 does not include a Spreadsheet Add-in for Lotus 1-2-3 at the 8.2 level.
Microprocessor Pentium or better or equivalent
Display Resolution of at least 640 x 480 (800 x 600 or more recommended)
RAM For DB2 OLAP Server:
  • 32 MB for the Runtime Client
  • 16 MB for Spreadsheet Add-in for Excel

For DB2 OLAP Integration Server: 64 MB for the OIS Essbase Integration Services Console

Disk space

For DB2 OLAP Server: 31 MB total:

  • 14 MB for the Runtime Client
  • 17 MB for the Spreadsheet Add-in for Excel

For DB2 OLAP Integration Server: 42 MB total

  • 20 MB for console and common files
  • 22 MB for Java and Jar files
Network protocol TCP/IP