Contents
About this book . . . . . . . . . . . v
Part 1. Getting started with DB2 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1. Installation prerequisites. . . 3
Disk and memory requirements . . . . . . . . 3 Getting started with database authorities . . . . . 3 Windows installation prerequisites . . . . . . . 5
Installation requirements for DB2 clients and
servers (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Security issues when installing the DB2 database manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Granting user rights (Windows) . . . . . . . 9 DB2 system administrator group considerations (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Extending the directory schema (Windows). . . 10
Linux installation prerequisites . . . . . . . . 11 Installation requirements for DB2 clients and servers (Linux) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Centralized
Chapter 2. Installation . . . . . . . . 17
Installing DB2 servers (Windows) . . . . . . . 17 Installing DB2 servers (Linux) . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3. Verifying your installation | 23 |
Verifying the installation of DB2 servers using First Steps (Linux and Windows) . . . . . . . . . 23 Verifying the installation using the command line processor (CLP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 4. DB2 product licensing . . . 25
DB2 product license files . . . . . . . . . . 25 Registering a DB2 product or feature license key using the License Center . . . . . . . . . . 25 Checking DB2 license compliance . . . . . . . 26 Upgrading a Try and Buy license . . . . . . . 27
Part 2. Getting started with DB2 administration . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 5. Basic administration . . . | . | 31 |
Creating your own database | . | 31 |
Database basics | . | 31 |
Creating your own database using the Create Database with the Automatic Maintenance
wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Verifying your new database | . | . 32 |
Chapter 6. Automatic maintenance. | . | . 35 |
Automatic database backup . . . . . . . . . 35 Automatic statistics collection . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 7. DB2 administration and development tools. . . . . . . . . . 39
Basic GUI navigation concepts . . . . . . . . 39 Getting started with the Control Center . . . . . 42
Setting up notification and contact lists . . . . | . | 46 |
Getting started with the Command Editor . . . | . 46 | |
Getting started with the Health Center . . . . | . 49 | |
Getting started with the Task Center | . | 50 |
Getting started with the Journal | . | 52 |
Getting started with the Configuration Assistant . | . 54 | |
Getting started with the Replication Center . . . . 55
Getting started with the Web Command Center . | . | 56 |
Getting started with the Web Health Center . . | . | 57 |
Part 3. Appendixes | . | 59 |
Appendix A. Installing DB2 servers |
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using response files | . | 61 |
Response file installation basics | . | . 61 |
Response file considerations | . | . 61 |
Creating a response file using the DB2 Setup wizard 62 | ||
Appendix B. Language support . . . . 65 Changing the DB2 interface language (Windows) . . 65 Changing the DB2 interface language (Linux) . . . 66
Supported DB2 interface languages | . | 67 |
Language identifiers for running the DB2 Setup |
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wizard in another language | . | 67 |
Displaying the db2setup command in your national language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Appendix C. Installing DB2 fix packs | 71 |
Applying fix packs | . 71 |
Appendix D. Uninstalling your DB2 product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Uninstalling your DB2 product (Windows) . . . | . 73 |
Uninstalling your DB2 products (Linux) . . . . | . 74 |
Removing DB2 products using the db2_deinstall |
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or doce_deinstall command (Linux) . . . . | . 74 |
Stopping DB2 instances (Linux) | . 75 |
Stopping the DB2 administration server (Linux) | 75 |
Removing the DB2 administration server (Linux) | 76 |
Removing DB2 instances (Linux) | . 76 |
Appendix E. DB2 Database technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Overview of the DB2 technical information . . . . 79
Documentation feedback . . . . . . . . . 79 DB2 technical library in hardcopy or PDF format . . 80
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