Quick Beginnings

Performing the Installation

To install DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition on a Windows NT workstation:

1. Log on as a user that meets the requirements for installing DB2. For more information, see "Creating Usernames for DB2 Installation and Operation".

2. Shut down any other programs so that the setup program can update files as required.

3. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive. The auto-run feature automatically starts the setup program. The setup program will determine the system language, and launch the setup program for that language. If you want to run the setup program in a different language, see the tip that follows.
   

   To manually invoke the setup program, do the following: Click on the Start button and select Run Type the following in the Open field: x:\setup /i=LANGUAGE where x: represents your CD-ROM drive LANGUAGE represents the two-character country code for your language (for example, EN for English). Table 47 lists the code for each available language. Select OK

4. The Welcome window opens. Click on the Next push button to open the Select Products window, as shown below. Select the product that you want to install and click on the Next push button.
   
   

5. You can select the installation type you prefer by clicking on the appropriate graphic push button:
   

   The setup program does not detect or configure an APPC communications subsystem; as a result, the setup program will not automatically configure your DB2 server to support APPC. If you want to set up your DB2 server to support inbound client requests using APPC, you must perform a Custom Installation. The setup program will allow you to select support for APPC and provide the required DB2 parameters; however, it cannot configure the APPC communications subsystem. To configure the APPC communications subsystem, see Chapter 11. "Configuring Communications to Host and AS/400 Databases Manually".

   
   

   	Typical Install: Installs those DB2 components that are used most often, including all required components, ODBC support, documentation, and commonly used DB2 tools such as the Information Center, the Client Configuration Assistant, and the Control Center. The DB2 instance and the Administration server are created and customized to use the protocols detected on your system.
   	Compact Install: Installs only required DB2 components and ODBC support. The DB2 instance and the Administration server are created and customized to use the protocols detected on your system.
   	Custom Install: Installs only those components that you select. The DB2 instance and the Administration server are created and customized to use the protocols detected on your system. The default for a Custom install is to install those components and subcomponents you would get in a Typical install.

   Note:

   You cannot selectively uninstall components after the setup program completes the installation.

6. Respond to the setup program's prompts. Online help is available to walk you through the remaining steps. Invoke online help by clicking on the Help push button at any time.

   Note:

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

   You can click on the Cancel push button at any time to end the installation.

7. After you install the product, you must reboot your workstation before you can begin to use it. Select a reboot option and click on the Finish push button.

8. After your workstation has rebooted, check that the network adapter is bound to the DLC communications subsystem:

   1. Click on the Start button and select Settings->Control Panel.

   2. Double-click on the Network icon.

   3. In the Network window, select the Bindings tab.

   4. From the Show bindings for: drop down box, select All Adapters

   5. Double-click on adapter for which you want to see the bounded protocols

   6. Ensure that DLC is enabled. If it is not, click on the Enable push button to enable the to bind the network adapter to the communications subsystem.

   This completes the installation.
   

   For information on errors encountered during product installation, see the db2.log file. The db2.log file stores general information and error messages resulting from installation and uninstall activities. By default, the db2.log is located in the x:\db2log directory; where x: is the drive on which your operating system is installed.

   The installation program has:

   • Created DB2 program groups and items (or shortcuts).

   • Registered a security service.

   • Updated the Windows registry.

   • Created a default instance named DB2, added it as a service, and configured it for communications. If you selected to Automatically start the DB2 instance a boot time, the service's startup type was set to Automatic; otherwise, it was set to Manual.

   • Created the DB2 Administration Server, added it as a service, and configured it so that DB2 tools can administer the server. The service's start type was set to Automatic.

To set up connections to DRDA databases, see one of the following chapters: Chapter 9. "Configuring DRDA Host Connections on OS/2 or Windows NT Workstations" Chapter 14. "Configuring IBM Communications Server for Windows NT" Chapter 15. "Configuring IBM Communications Server for Windows NT SNA Client" Chapter 16. "Configuring Microsoft SNA Server for DB2 Connect for Windows NT" Chapter 17. "Configuring Microsoft SNA Client".

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