Quick Beginnings

Update the DB2 Directories

To configure the DB2 directories, enter the following commands in the DB2 Connect command line processor:

1. Catalog the DRDA server as an APPC node. The syntax of the command is:

   catalog appc node node_name remote sym_dest_name security program
   

   For example:

      catalog appc node DB2NODE remote DB2CPIC security program
   

2. Catalog the remote database as a Data Connection Services (DCS) database. The syntax of the command is:

      catalog dcs Database local_dbname as real_host_dbname
   

   For example:

      catalog dcs Database NYC3 as NEW_YORK3
   

3. Catalog a database alias for the remote database. The syntax of the command is:

      catalog db local_dbname as db_alias at node node_name authentication dcs
   

   For example:

      catalog db DB2DB as NYC3 at node DB2NODE authentication dcs
   

In the DB2 commands above:

• node_name can be any valid eight-character name

• sym_dest_name is the name of your Side Information Profile ((16)).

• local_dbname can be any valid eight-character name

• db_alias can be any valid eight-character name

• real_host_dbname is the name of the database you want to connect to at the DRDA server ((5)).

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