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2.3 Mass deployment of DB2 server using a script

It is not uncommon for an enterprise that requires deploying the DB2 server to many systems. In this section, we discuss an approach to implement a mass deployment of the DB2 server. We use a deployment script to automate the installation process as much as we can to save on deployment time and reduce the chances of error that might introduced in a manual process. You also can use db2setup along with a response file to implement a mass DB2 server deployment. For Linux and UNIX platforms, the db2_install utility is another option.

In our scenario, we have only three AIX systems. However, the concept and method demonstrated can be applied to a mass deployment of more than three machines. All of our three machines are running the same type of operating system and will use the same version of DB2.

Figure 2-6illustrates our environment topology. There are three AIX boxes (Zaire, Baltic, and Banda.) targeted for deployment. The DB2 installation image is on Zaire, which is served as a file server. From Zaire, we execute the deployment script that will send commands to Baltic and Banda across the network. We set up Zaire as a Network File System (NFS) server with Baltic and Banda acting as NFS clients. Therefore, Baltic and Banda can access the DB2 installation image through the network.

Zaire	NFS Server
	DB2 image
	/tmp/v95ga/ese
	network
Baltic	Banda
NFS Client	NFS Client

Figure 2-6 Network topology of our deployment environment

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