Install DB2

View information on installing DB2 for use with WebSphere Portal.

Before you begin:

• Make sure DB2 is set up with updated kernel parameters according to the recommendations in the DB2 Quick Beginnings guide at DB2 Technical Support.

• (For Type 2 drivers only):

  DB2 Connect must be installed on the same system as WebSphere Portal, and have the same name as the server profile name.

• When install DB2 using the DB2 installation program, it automatically creates a DB2 administrative user with the correct operating system rights.

1. For a type 2 driver, configure your DB2 Connect client with the following commands. For a remote database, complete this step separately from the WebSphere Portal installation.

   • db2 update dbm cfg using tp_mon_name WAS

   • db2 update dbm cfg using spm_name hostname, where hostname is the host name of WebSphere Portal.

   Because the default for spm_name is the hostname itself, specifying the hostname parameter is optional. If your hostname is more than eight characters, use empty double quotes (" ").

   For example, db2 update dbm cfg using spm_name " ".

2. Before installing DB2, log in with a user ID that has administrative authority.

3. To install DB2, follow the instructions that are provided with the DB2 documentation to install DB2 and the required fix pack.

Parent topic:

Prepare DB2 on AIX for a stand-alone production server

Next topic:

Create users

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