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System req ui remen ts
Netfinity Manager DB2 database export is supported on
sys tems running Netfinity Manager for OS/2, Netfinity Man-
ager for Windows 95, Netfinity Manager for Windows 98,
and Netfinity Manage r for Wind ows NT. For more informa-
tion ab out s upported version numbers r efe r to Table 15 on
page 97 and Table 16 on page 98.
Attention:
Using Netfinity Manager database support with systems run-
ning unsupported versions of DB2 or the D B2 Client might
cause unpredictable results and might halt the system.
See t he
DB 2 In st al lat io n G ui de
for general requirements and
supported protocols.

Installing and configu ring the database

The following inf ormation describes the steps to install and
configure the DB2 database.
Note: If your primary system is OS/2, refer to “Inst all in g the
database on OS/2”.
1. St ar t a DB2 co m ma nd window.
Note: If it is not already running, start the DB2 data-
base manager.
2. Type the following command:
DB2 CREATE databasename ON d
where
•
databasename
is the name of the database
•
d
is the drive where the database is created
3. Press Enter.
4. Next, you must confi gure the tables for ODBC da ta-
base support. For information on configuring the data-
base for ODBC, refer to “ODBC database
configuration” on page 94. For information on creating
the tables, refer to “Creating the Netfinity Manager
tables” on page 95.
5. Fina l ly, yo u mus t bi nd t h e dat a ba se. F or inf o rm ati on on
binding the database, refer to “Activating the database”
on page 89.

Instal ling the database on OS/2:

1. Insert the Netfinity Manager CD into the CD-ROM drive
(in this example, drive D; individual drive letters might
be diffe r e nt).
2. St art an OS/ 2 wi nd ow or ful l- s c ree n sess io n.
3. Mak e the CD-ROM driv e the ac tiv e drive.
Type D: and then pr ess Enter.
4. Type the following command at the OS/2 prompt:
NETFINDB CREATE /DBNAME=databasename /DRIVE=d
where
databasename
is the n ame of the database and
d
is the drive where the database will be located.
Note: If any part of the database already exists, the
utility program will create only the portions of the
database that are missing.
5. Press Enter.