Verify your environment meets these requirements.
Supported hardware
- KMES Series 3, application version
6.3.5.1 or later, with the KMIP license enabled and initial setup completed (including loading a Platform Master Key and network configuration).
Supported Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux: Db2 can run on various distributions of Linux, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu.
- IBM AIX
Required access
- An account on the KMES with administrator permissions to create roles, identities, TLS PKI, and update system settings.
- Local administrator/root access on the server where IBM Db2 is installed.
Network and firewall
- Allow outbound TCP port 5696 (default KMIP port) from the IBM Db2 server to the KMES Series 3, specified by FQDN (for example,
kmes.example.com) or CIDR (for example, 10.0.0.0/24).
TLS inspection or SSL proxies can break mutual TLS handshakes. Exempt the KMES FQDN(s) from inspection. Configure the KMES Series 3 with an FQDN so the exemption applies.
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