Administration Guide
The Client Configuration Assistant (CCA) is a SmartGuide
whose primary function is to set up communications easily from a remote client
to a database server saving you from having to configure parameters manually;
however, the Client Configuration Assistant is also an excellent tool to add
databases and new systems by allowing you to discover and get access to all
available systems on your network. When you use the Client
Configuration Assistant, you do not need to know the location of the server
nor do you need to manually configure the server, because the Client
Configuration Assistant can search the network for systems, instances, and
databases and then use this information to configure communications.
The Client Configuration Assistant:
- Requests information about protocols, ports, and associated network
information that is required for configuration.
- Configures database connections.
- Allows you to update or delete existing database connections and display
existing configurations.
- Provides lists of all databases you are connected to.
- Searches the network for DB2 databases.
- Imports and exports database connections. This allows you to use
connections that exist on other machines in your network and use them to
connect to the same systems easily without having to know all the
configuration information.
With the Client Configuration Assistant, you can:
- View local or remote systems. This gives you a picture of the
network to which you are connected.
- See any Universal Database server that has an Administration Server
running. If you find a DB2 Connect server, you can discover and catalog
any DB2 for OS/390 subsystems that can be accessed through that server.
This capability allows you to discover and configure databases directly rather
than by using the Control Center.
- Import and export database connections using profiles. If you want
to copy database connections that are on another machine or if you want to
make a template client to distribute to other systems, you can take a snapshot
of your configuration using the CCA and export the snapshot. You might
use this, for example, if your machine has a connection that you want
replicated on several machines. When you open the CCA, there are two
buttons: Import and Export. To copy the
database connections configured, you export the connections. This
produces a .profile file which you can then send to others
who would import using the Import button or Add Database
from the main window of the CCA. You can also import server profiles
from the Control Center. From the Control Center, click
Export and you would then use that profile as a source to
import. To copy the database connections configured, you export the
connections.
You can still add databases manually if you know that they exist and you
do not have a gateway server running on them.
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