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1.3.3 DB2 product considerations
As discussed in 1.2, “DB2 9.5 for UNIX, Linux, and Windows products” on 
page 3, DB2 is available is different editions and packages. All DB2 editions and 
products share the same code base but are available with different features, 
licensing, and different system limits. Table 1-6 summaries various DB2 for LUW 
editions.
Table 1-6 DB2 for LUW Server product listing: Features and functions
Express-C and 
Express-C FTL
DB2 Express edition
DB2 Workgroup Server 
Edition
DB2 Enterprise Server 
Edition
Platform 
Availability
Windows, Linux 
POWER, Linux x64, 
Solaris x64 
(with FixPack 1)
Windows, Linux 
POWER, Linux x64 and 
Solaris x64
(with FixPack 1)
AIX, Windows, Linux 
POWER, Linux x64, 
Solaris and HP-UX IA-64
AIX, WIndows, Linux, 
Solaris and HPUX IA-64
Imposed System 
Limit
2 cores and 2 GB 
memory for DB2 
Express-C and 4 cores 
and 4 GB memory for 
DB2 Express-C FTL
200 PVU and 4 GB of 
memory
480 PVU and 16 GB of 
memory
No limit
Licensing Scheme
DB2 Express-FTL is 
licensed per server
Licensed with authorized 
user license or per 
processor based on 
underlying server’s PVU 
rating
Licensed with authorized 
user license or per 
processor based on 
underlying server’s PVU 
rating
Licensed with authorized 
user license or per 
processor based on 
underlying server’s PVU 
rating
Homogenous SQL 
Replication
Yes with DB2 Express-C 
FTL
Yes
Yes
Yes
Homogenous Q 
Replication
No
No
No
Yes with Homogeneous 
Replication Feature for 
ESE option
High Availability 
Disaster Recovery
Yes with DB2 Express-C 
FTL
Yes with High Availability 
Feature option
Yes
Yes
Tivoli System 
Automation
Yes with DB2 Express-C 
FTL
Yes with High Availability 
Feature option
Yes
Yes
Online REORG
No
Yes with High Availability 
Feature option
Yes
Yes
Advanced Copy 
Services
No
Yes with High Availability 
Feature option
Yes
Yes
MQT
No
No
Yes with Query 
Optimization Feature 
option
Yes
MDC
No
No
Yes with Query 
Optimization Feature 
option
Yes
Query Parallelism
No
No
Yes with Query 
Optimization Feature 
option
Yes
