Use the following table to quickly find the information you need.
| If you want to... | Refer to... | Required Reading? |
|---|---|---|
| Understand the different options for deploying DB2 Connect in your network, | Chapter 1. "About DB2 Connect". | Optional. |
| Confirm that your system meets the DB2 Connect software and hardware prerequisites, | "Software Requirements" and "Disk Requirements". | Recommended. |
| Install DB2 Connect, | the installation chapter for your environment and your workstation's
operating system:
| Required. |
| Create SNA connections to DRDA databases, | the chapter that applies to your workstation's operating system and
SNA communications subsystem:
| Required. |
| Modify how DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition communicates with DB2 clients, | Chapter 24. "Configuring DB2 Connect Server Communications Using the Control Center" or Chapter 25. "Using the Command Line Processor to Configure the DB2 Connect Server to Accept Clients". | Required. |
| Install and configure DB2 clients, | Chapter 26. "Installing DB2 Clients". | Required. |
| Use the DB2 components, | Chapter 35. "Getting Started with the DB2 Universal Database". | Recommended. |
| Control access, authentication, passwords, and user ID management, | "Changing Default Privileges for Users". | Recommended. |
| Use clients, | Chapter 37. "Running Your Own Applications". | Recommended. |
| Bind applications and utilities to DB2 for MVS/OS390, DB2 for AS/400, or DB2 for VM & VSE to give applications access to host data, | "Binding Database Utilities". | Required by you or your database administrator. |
| Set up a DB2 Call Level Interface or ODBC environment to enable ODBC applications such as Lotus Approach to access DB2 data, | "Running CLI/ODBC Programs". | Recommended if you will use this function. |
| Use the DB2 Command Center or the DB2 command line processor to enter SQL statements or DB2 commands interactively, | Chapter 38. "Entering DB2 Commands and SQL Statements". | Recommended. |
| Prepare DRDA hosts to accept connections from DB2 Connect, | Chapter 47. "Configuring DRDA Hosts for DB2 Connect". | Recommended for your DRDA and network administrators. |
| Configure TCP/IP connections to DB2 for OS/390 databases, | "Configuring TCP/IP for DB2 for OS/390" | |
| Print or view online documentation, | "Printing the PostScript Books" or "Viewing Online Books". | Recommended. |
| Learn about last-minute changes to the product, | The Installation Notes that are on the CD-ROM or the Release Notes that are installed with the products. | Recommended. |