DOMINO AND DB2

Installing DB2 on IBM AIX and Linux platforms
Note Only 64-bit Instances are supported on IBM® AIX® and on Linux®.

Installing DB2

For detailed information about installing IBM® DB2 Universal Database™ Enterprise Server Edition, see the DB2 Information Center.

1. Locate the file ese.dbcs.tar.Z.

2. Uncompress ese.dbcs.tar.Z, and then tar -xvf ese.dbcs.tar.

3. Log in as root.

4. From the ese.dbcs directory, run db2setup.

5. Install these options:

6. Enter the name of the DAS user that you created. (You created a DAS user account when you created users and groups when installing IBM® Lotus® Domino® and DB2 on IBM AIX.)

7. Create a DB2 instance on a 64-bit single partition server. Make the DB2 instance owner account the owner of the DB2 instance.

8. Enter the DB2 Fenced user account name.

9. When you have completed entering the requested information, click Finish.

10. From the DB2 CLP, assign the proper privileges to the DB2DOM group by entering:


Verify that your DB2 setup on IBM AIX or Linux is correct

1. Log in as db2inst1.

2. (Optional) Type DB2 to eliminate having to type it as a prefix for each command you ener in the steps below. For example, if you enter DB2 in this step, in Step 3 you would enter create db test.

3. At the command line processor (CLP), type this command to create a test database:


4. Type these commands to display a list of DB2 databases:
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