IBM GC09-2830-00 Worksheet Parameter Values for Cataloging Databases, databasename, databasealias

database name (database_name). The information in the database directory, along with the information in the node directory, is used on the DB2 Connect workstation to establish a connection to the remote database.

To catalog a database on the DB2 Connect Workstation, perform the following steps.

Step 1. Log on to the system as a user with System Administrative (SYSADM) or System Controller (SYSCTRL) authority.

Step 2. Fill in the Your Value column in the following worksheet.

Table 6. Worksheet: Parameter Values for Cataloging Databases

Parameter	Description	Sample Value	Your Value
Database name	The local DCS database name	ny
(database_name)	(local_dcsname) of the remote
	database. You speci®ed this
	when you catalogued the DCS
	database directory. For example,
	ny.
Database alias	An arbitrary local nickname for	localny
(database_alias)	the remote database. If you do
	not provide one, the default is
	the same as the database name
	(database_name). This is the name
	that you use when connecting to
	the database from a client.
Node name	The name of the node directory	db2node
(node_name)	entry that describes where the
	database resides. Use the same
	value for node name (node_name)
	that you used to catalog the
	node in the previous step.

Step 3. Catalog the database by entering the following commands:

catalog database database_name as database_alias at node node_name terminate

For example, to catalog the DCS known database ny so that it has the local database alias localny, on the node db2node, enter the following commands:

catalog database ny as localny at node db2node terminate

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