This task describes how to install a DB2 Connect™ server product, such as DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition on Windows^® operating systems using the DB2^® Setup wizard. Alternatively, you can install DB2 Connect server products using the response file method.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that your system meets:

  • Disk and memory requirements

  • Hardware, distribution and software requirements

• If you are planning to use LDAP, extend the directory schema .

• It is recommended that you use an Administrator account to perform the installation. The Administrator account must belong to the local administrator's group on the Windows computer where you are installing your DB2 product and should have the following advanced user rights:

  • Act as part of the operating system

  • Create token object

  • Increase quotas

  • Replace a process level token
  You can perform the installation without advanced user rights, but the setup program might be unable to validate accounts.

• If you want to install DB2 Connect with a non-Administrator account, refer to the topic, Non-Administrator installation of DB2 Connect (Windows).

• To install a DB2 Connect server product, such as DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition, on Windows using the DB2 Setup wizard:

  1. Log on to the system as a user with administrator authority.

  2. Close all programs so the installation program can update files as required.

  3. Insert the DVD into the drive. The auto-run feature automatically starts the DB2 Setup wizard. The DB2 Setup wizard 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, or the setup program failed to auto-start, you can run the DB2 Setup wizard manually.

  4. The DB2 Launchpad opens. From this window, you can view the installation prerequisites and the release notes, or you can proceed directly to the installation.

  5. Once you have initiated the installation, proceed by following the setup program's prompts. Online help is available to guide you through the remaining steps. Click Help to invoke the online help. You can click Cancel at any time to exit the installation.
  A log file stores general information and error messages resulting from the install and uninstall activities. The file name of the log follows the format DB2-<Product Abrreviation>-<Date Time>.log, such as DB2-CEE-10-06-2006_17_23_42.log. By default, the log file is located in the My Documents\DB2LOG directory.

• To invoke the DB2 Setup wizard manually:

  1. Click Start and select the Run option.

  2. In the Open field, enter the following command:

          x:\setup /i language

     where:

     • x: represents your DVD drive

     • language represents the territory code for your language (for example, EN for English).

  3. Click OK.

• Installation requirements for DB2 Connect server products (Windows)
  Before you install DB2 Connect server products on Windows operating systems, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary operating system, hardware, software, and communications requirements.

• Required user accounts for installation of DB2 server products (Windows)
  

• LDAP: Extending the directory schema
  

• Non-Administrator installation of DB2 Connect (Windows)
  

Parent topic: DB2 Connect server products: installation and configuration overview

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DB2 installation methods DB2 Information Center installation options

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Applying fix packs Installing the DB2 Information Center using the DB2 Setup wizard (Windows)