IBM DB2 manual Example 2-4 The output of command db2install

Note that db2_install is only available on UNIX and Linux platforms. Some people prefer this method because it bypasses the configuration performed by DB2 Setup and allows you to configure DB2 your preferred way in the first place.

Though not interactive as DB2 Setup, db2_install will prompt the user for the required information if no options are specified.

The command usage of db2_install is as follows:

db2_install [-b <installpath>] [-p <db2producttobeinstalled>] [-c <imagelocation>] [-l <logfile>] [-f NOTSAMP] [-t <trcFile>] [-n] [-L <language>] [-h-?]

For the explanation of the command parameters, refer to the DB2 Information Center at:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r5/topic/

com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.cmd.doc/doc/r0023669.html

Note: If you are installing a non-English version of DB2, National Language Pack might be required. Use -L option of db2_install to specify the location of it.

The steps for DB2 server deployment with db2_install are as follows:

1.Extract the installation image to a temporary folder. If it is on a DVD, mount it with an operating system command. Change to the directory where db2_install is located.

2.Issue db2_install from the command line to start the installer. When issuing it without the command line option, it prompts you with a few questions as shown in Example 2-4.

Example 2-4 The output of command db2_install

[root@Zaire /tmp/v95ga/ese] #./db2_install

Default directory for installation of products - /opt/IBM/db2/V9.5

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Do you want to choose a different directory to install [yes/no] ?

......

Enter full path name for the install directory -

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......

Specify one of the following keywords to install DB2 products.

ESE CLIENT RTCL

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