Installing and Configuring DB2 Clients

Installing on Other UNIX Systems

To install the DB2 Client Application Enabler on SINIX, SCO OpenServer or Silicon IRIX, you will perform the following steps:

1. Install the DB2 products. This includes mounting either the DB2 Client Pack CD-ROM or the SDK Pack CD-ROM (to install the DB2 Software Developer's Kit).

2. Update the kernel configuration parameters.

3. Create or assign groups and users.

4. Create an instance of the product.

You can also set the DB2 operating environment and optionally create links for DB2 files.

Installing on a SINIX System

On the CD-ROM, the installation image for the DB2 Client Application Enabler for SINIX is available in the /cdrom/db2/sinix/IBMdb2directory. The installation image for the DB2 Software Developer's Kit for SINIX is available in /cdrom/db2/sinix/IBMdb2 directory. To install the DB2 products, you must use the pkgadd command.

Install the DB2 products as follows:

1. Log in as root.

2. Insert either the SDK Pack CD-ROM (to install the DB2 Software Developer's Kit) or the Client Pack CD-ROM into the drive.

3. Mount the CD-ROM using either the sysadm or the mount command as follows:

      mkdir /cdrom
      mount -F hs /dev/ios0/sdisk006s0 /cdrom 
   

   where /cdrom is the CD-ROM mount directory.

   The install images for DB2 for SINIX products are available in the /cdrom/db2/sinix/IBMdb2 directory.

4. Install the packages as follows:

   • For the DB2 Client Application Enabler, type the following command:

        pkgadd -d /cdrom/db2/sinix/IBMdb2 db2cliv21 db2msgDe db2conv
     

   • For the DB2 Software Developer's Kit for SINIX, type the following command:

        pkgadd -d /cdrom/db2/sinix/IBMdb2 db2cliv21 db2msgDe db2conv db2clp
        pkgadd -d /cdrom/db2/sinix/IBMdb2 db2sdkmisc db2skdc sdbsdkcli db2sdkcob
     

Some kernel configuration parameters must be changed to use DB2 Client Application Enabler for SINIX. Use the SINIX idtune command to update the values as given in Table 7. After doing so, rebuild the SINIX kernel and reboot the system for the changes to take effect.

The following values are the minimum recommended:

Table 7. SINIX Kernel Configuration Parameters (Recommended Values)

SINIX RM600 Kernel Parameter	Recommended Value
MSGMAX MSGMNB MSGSEG MSGSSZ	65535 65535 8192 16

Note:

The kernel configuration parameters MDGMNB and MSGMAX must be changed to 65535.

Go to "Creating or Assigning Groups and Users".

Installing on an SCO OpenServer System

Install the DB2 products as follows:

1. Log in as root.

2. Insert either the SDK Pack CD-ROM (to install the DB2 Software Developer's Kit) or the Client Pack CD-ROM into the drive.

3. Mount the CD-ROM. For example, to mount the CD-ROM as /cdrom, type:

      mkdir /cdrom
      mount /dev/cd0 /cdrom
   

   Install images for DB2 products are available in the /cdrom/db2/sco/IBMdb2 directory.

4. Run the custom command. Type:

      custom
   

   The Software Manager window opens.

5. From the Software Manager window, do the following:

   1. From the Software pulldown menu, select Install New.

   2. If you are doing a remote install, select the host from which you want to install. Otherwise, select Continue.

   3. From the Media Device menu, select Media Images and select Continue.

   4. In the Image Directory field, enter:

         /cdrom/db2/sco/IBMdb2
      

   5. Choose the software you want to install:

      • To install all components, select Full.

      • To install selected components, choose Partial. On the Software Selection window, highlight the products you want to install:

        • DB2 Client Application Enabler for SCO OpenServer

        • DB2 SDK for SCO OpenServer

        • DB2 Product Messages for SCO OpenServer.

6. Update the kernel configuration parameters.

   Change the values as given in the table that follows by updating the /etc/conf/cf.d/stune file. Then, rebuild the kernel and reboot the system for the changes to take effect.

Table 8. SCO OpenServer Kernel Configuration Parameters (Recommended Values)

Kernel Parameter	Recommended Value
MSGSSZ SEMMAP SEMMNI SEMMNS SEMMNU	64 100 100 100 100

Go to "Creating or Assigning Groups and Users".

Installing on a Silicon Graphics IRIX System

On the CD-ROM, the installation image for Silicon Graphics IRIX products is contained in the /cdrom/db2/sgi/IBMdb2 directory.

Install the DB2 software as follows:

1. Log in as root.

2. Insert either the SDK Pack CD-ROM (to install the DB2 Software Developer's Kit) or the Client Pack CD-ROM into the drive.

3. Mount the CD-ROM using the mount command as follows:

      mount -t iso9660 <device> <mount-point>
   

   For example, to mount the CD-ROM as /cdrom, enter the following commands:

      mkdir /cdrom
      mount -t iso9660  /dev/scsi/sc0d7l0 /cdrom
   

4. Install the packages:

   • For the DB2 Client Application Enabler:

        pkgadd -d /cdrom/db2/sgi/IBMdb2 db2cliv21 db2conv
     

   • For the DB2 SDK:

         pkgadd -d /cdrom/db2/sgi/IBMdb2 db2cliv21 db2odbc21 db2jdbc21
           db2conv db2clp db2sdkmsc
         pkgadd -d /cdrom/db2/sgi/IBMdb2 db2cnv%L21 db2adt21 db2adts21
     

     where %L is one of the following locales:

     • j - Japanese
     • k - Korean
     • c - Simplified Chinese
     • t - Traditional Chinese

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