vWork with existing database objects

vBind applications

vSet database manager configuration parameters for DB2 clients

vImport and export configuration information

vSet DB2 registry parameters

vChange passwords

vTest connections

vConfigure CLI settings

The graphical interface makes these complex tasks easier through:

vWizards that help you perform certain tasks

vDynamic fields that are activated based on your input choices

vHints that help you make configuration decisions

vDiscovery that can retrieve information about selected database objects

The Configuration Assistant displays a list of the databases to which your applications can connect. Each database is identified by its database alias. You can use the Add Database wizard to add databases to the list. You can use the Change Database wizard to alter the information that is associated with databases in the list.

From the View menu, you can select an advanced view, which uses a notebook to organize connection information by object: Systems, Instance Nodes, Databases, Database Connection Services (DCS), and Data Sources. You can use the notebook pages to perform object-specific actions.

Related concepts:

v“Getting started with the Control Center” on page 42

v“Basic GUI navigation concepts” on page 39

Getting started with the Replication Center

You can start the Replication Center in the following ways:

vSelect Replication Center from the Tools menu of another tool.

vClick the icon from the toolbar of another tool.

vEnter the db2rc command.

vOn Windows systems, click Start and select Programs —> IBM DB2 —> General Administration Tools —> Replication Center.

Use the Replication Center to administer replication between a DB2 database and another relational database (DB2 or non-DB2). From the Replication Center, you can define replication environments, apply designated changes from one location to another, and synchronize the data in both locations.

The first time you invoke the Replication Center, the Replication Center launch pad appears with three views: SQL Replication, Q Replication, and Monitoring and Alarms.

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