Quick Beginnings

Managing Connections to Databases Using the Client Configuration Assistant

The Client Configuration Assistant helps you manage your database connections to remote database servers. The Client Configuration Assistant is available on OS/2, Windows 95, and Windows NT systems. Use the command line processor to set up DB2 clients on UNIX platforms. With the Client Configuration Assistant, you can:

• Define connections to databases (catalogs) so that the databases can be used by applications. Three methods are available:
  • Search the network for available databases and select one. Client access is automatically set up for that database.
  • Use a database access profile provided by a database administrator to automatically define your connections.
  • Manually configure a connection to a database by entering a few required connection parameters.
• Remove cataloged databases, or modify the properties of a cataloged database.
• Test connections to local or remote databases identified on your system to ensure that you can make a connection to the server that you need.
• Bind applications to a database by selecting utilities or bind files from a list.
• Tune the client configuration parameters on your system. Parameters are logically grouped and hints are provided on the interface as parameters are selected.

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