Quick Beginnings

Performing the Installation on OS/2

To install DB2 from CD-ROM, do the following:

1. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive.

2. There are two ways to begin the DB2 installation. These are:

   • If you have the OS/2 Warp Server installed, double-click on the Server Installation icon located in the Server folder on the desktop.

     OR

   • Open an OS/2 windows and set the drive to x:, where x is the letter that represents your CD-ROM drive.

   • Set the current directory to \db2\language\install, where language is the two-character country code that represents your language (for example, EN for English). Table 47 lists the code for each available language.

   • Enter the command install.
     

     You can invoke the install command with optional parameters to create error and history log files. See "Step 3. Run the CMD File from the Remote Workstation" for more information.

3. The IBM DB2 for OS/2 Version 5 Installation window opens. Select the product that you want to install on your system. Select the Install radio button and then click on the Continue push button. Following is a sample of the window:
   
   

4. In the Update CONFIG.SYS File window, indicate whether or not you want to update the config.sys file as part of the installation.

   • If you want the config.sys file updated, click on OK. A backup copy of your existing file is kept as config.0xx.

   • If you do not want the config.sys file updated, clear the Update CONFIG.SYS check box and click on OK. You will need to manually update your config.sys file with the values that are stored in the config.add file that will be created in the root directory of your boot drive.

5. The Install - Directories window provides a list of the product's components. You can choose which of the components you want to install on your system.

   For the Install - Directories window, complete the entries as follows:

   1. Select each of the components you want to install.

   2. Click on the Descriptions button for a brief description of the selected components.

   3. In the File directory field, type the directory where you want the product installed. The default value is c:\sqllib.

      Note:

      If a DB2 Version 5 product is already installed on the workstation, you must install on the same drive and directory.

   4. Click on the Disk Space button to see how much space you have on each of the drives on your machine and to change disks if necessary.

   5. Click on the Install button to continue.

6. The Specify System Name window opens. Enter a name for your system that is unique in your network. This is an arbitrary name that will be used by remote clients to locate databases on your system. Click on Next to continue.

7. The Customize Communication Protocols window opens. The installation software detects the communications protocols installed on the system and configures the default instance (called DB2) and the Administration Server to use them. Values are generated for the protocol parameters; if your system has APPC, the APPC communications subsystem is updated to support the operation of DB2.

   Click on Next to accept these values. If you want to override the detected protocols or the generated values, you can do so for either the DB2 instance or the Administration Server, or both. Refer to the online help for this panel for more information.

   You can also choose to have the DB2 instance started automatically when your system is started; this is the default. If you do not want the DB2 instance started automatically, clear the Auto start DB2 instance at boot time check box.

8. The Enter User ID and Password window opens. Use this to enter the user ID and password that will be used to log on and start the Administration Server each time your system is started. If UPM already exists on your system, the user ID and password you provide must exist and have one of the following:
   • UPM administrator authority on your system.
   • UPM local administrator authority on your system.

   If UPM is not on your system, it will be installed as part of the DB2 installation and the user ID and password you supply will be set up with the appropriate authority. Click on Done to continue.

9. The product and components you have chosen are installed on your system. A progress window appears until the installation is complete.

10. A message appears when the installation is complete. Click on OK to dismiss the message, shut down and reboot your system.

This completes the installation.

If DB2 fails to start after you reboot your system, see the file db2cnfg.out in the x:\sqllib\misc directory, where x is the drive where you installed DB2. This file contains the results of database manager configuration updates, and other actions necessary for automated startup upon reboot.

To set up connections to DRDA databases, see Chapter 9. "Configuring DRDA Host Connections on OS/2 or Windows NT Workstations" or Chapter 12. "Configuring Communications Server for OS/2 for DB2 Connect for OS/2".

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