Additional software considerations

vMDAC 2.8 is required. The DB2 Setup wizard will install MDAC 2.8 if it is not already installed.

Note: If a previous version of MDAC (for example, 2.7) is already installed, DB2 install will upgrade MDAC to 2.8. For a typical install, MDAC 2.8 is installed. For a compact install, MDAC 2.8 is not installed. For a custom install, MDAC 2.8 is installed but only if you have not deselected the default which is to install it. If you deselect MDAC as part of a custom install, it will not be installed.

vIf you plan to use LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), you should use either a Microsoft LDAP client or the IBM® Tivoli® Directory Server v6 client (also known as the IBM LDAP client which is included with DB2). Prior to installation of the Microsoft Active Directory, you will need to extend your directory schema using the db2schex utility, which can be found on the installation media.

The Microsoft LDAP client is included with the operating system for Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

vIf you plan to use the Tivoli Storage Manager facilities for the backup and restoration of your databases, you need the Tivoli Storage Manager Client Version 4.2.0 or later.

For Windows 64-bit operating systems, you require the TSM client API Version 5.1.

vIf you have the IBM Antivirus program installed on your operating system, it must be disabled or uninstalled to complete a DB2 installation.

vTCP/IP support must be enabled to view online help.

vOne of the following browsers is required to view online help, run the DB2 install launchpad (setup.exe), and to run First Steps (db2fs):

Internet Explorer 5.5 and up

Mozilla 1.4 and up

Firefox 1.0 and up

Netscape 7.0 and up

Related concepts:

v“Support changes for 32-bit and 64-bit DB2 servers” in Migration Guide

Related tasks:

v“An overview of installing your DB2 product (Windows)” in Quick Beginnings for DB2 Servers

Related reference:

v“IBM Software Development Kit for Java levels for DB2 products” in Quick Beginnings for DB2 Servers

v“Communication protocols supported” in Quick Beginnings for DB2 Clients

Security issues when installing the DB2 database manager

Security considerations are important to the DB2 administrator from the moment the product is installed.

To complete the installation of the DB2 database manager, a user ID, a group name, and a password are required. The GUI-based DB2 database manager install

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IBM VERSION 9 Security issues when installing the DB2 database manager, Additional software considerations, Related tasks

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