Adding a Database Using Discovery
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You can use the Discovery feature to search the network for databases. To add a database to your system using Discovery, perform the following steps:
Step 1. Select the Search the network radio button and click on the Next push button.
Step 2. Click on the [+] sign beside the Known Systems icon to list all the systems known to your client.
Step 3. Click on the [+] sign beside a system to get a list of the instances and databases on it. Select the database that you want to add, click on the Next push button, and proceed to Step 4.
If the system that contains the database that you want to add is not listed, perform the following steps:
a.Click on the [+] sign beside the Other Systems (Search the network) icon to search the network for additional systems.
b.Click on the [+] sign beside a system to get a list of the instances and databases on it.
c.Select the database that you want to add, click on the Next push button, and proceed to Step 4.
The Client Con®guration Assistant may be unable to detect a remote system if:
vThe Administration Server is not running on the remote system.
vThe Discovery function times out. By default, the Discovery function will search the network for 40 seconds; this may not be long enough to detect the remote system. You can set the DB2DISCOVERYTIME registry variable to specify a longer period of time.
vThe network that the Discovery request is running on is con®gured so that the Discovery request does not reach the remote system desired.
vYou are using NetBIOS as the Discovery protocol. You may need to set the DB2NBDISCOVERRCVBUFS registry variable to a larger value to enable the client to receive more concurrent Discovery replies.
For more information, refer to the Administration Guide.
If the system that you want to add is still not listed, it can be added to the list of systems by performing the following steps:
a.Click on the Add System push button
