Installing DB2(R) Universal Database Workgroup Edition for Linux Installing on the Linux operating system Installing IBM Director for Linux

You can use these procedures to install the DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Workgroup Edition V8.1.2 (which includes FixPak 2). If you already have DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition V8.1 installed on your system, you must install the DB2 V8.1.2 update (FixPak 2). The DB2 updates are available for download from IBM. See the Post-processing requirements section of this topic for more information about locating and installing DB2 updates.

Prerequisites
Steps

Perform the following steps to install the DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Workgroup Edition V8.1.2:

  1. If you have not already done so, insert the CD labeled "DB2 Universal Database WorkGroup Server Edition Version 8.1.2 for Linux on Intel on 32-bit systems" into the CD-ROM drive and mount it using the mounting procedure.
  2. Change to the directory where the CD-ROM is mounted by typing the following command:
    cd /cdrom
    where /cdrom represents the mount point of the CD-ROM.
  3. Enter the ./db2setup command to start the DB2 Setup wizard.
  4. After a moment, the IBM DB2 Setup Launchpad opens.
  5. When you are ready, click Install Products to start the installation.
  6. Select DB2 UDB Workgroup Server Edition. Click Next.
  7. An installation wizard introductory page opens. Click Next.
  8. Review and click Accept to accept the license. Click Next.
  9. Select the installation type by clicking Typical. You can click View Features to view the features that will be installed. However, if you need to change the features, you should perform a custom installation. When you are ready, click Next.
  10. On the DAS user page, set the user information for the database administration server (DAS). This user administers the DAS. Type the password and click Next.
  11. On the Instance setup page, click Create a DB2 instance and click Next.
  12. The DB2 Setup wizard creates a new user, db2inst1, in group db2grp1. On the Instance owner page, you can change user and group names, or you can configure an existing user to the new DB2 V8 instance by selecting the Existing user option. The default home directory is /home. Change the instance home directory to a DB2-specific directory, such as /db2home.

    Select New user, accept the defaults, and type the password. Click Next.

  13. The fenced user is responsible for executing fenced, user-defined functions, such as UDFs and stored procedures. Once again, note the home directory location.

    On the Fenced user page, select New user, accept the defaults, and type the password. Click Next .

  14. The DB2 tools catalog lets you use the task center or scheduler. This creates a database on your local machine that stores task metadata. The scheduler will not work without this repository. You can also create a DB2 tools catalog after installation, but it is much easier to let the DB2 Setup wizard create it for you.

    On the Tools catalog page, select Use a local database and click Next.

  15. Specify the instance, database, and schema in which to store the tools catalog. By default, a newly created tools catalog is placed in the home directory of the instance owner.

    Accept the defaults and click Next.

  16. The administration contact list stores administrator contact information and is used for notifying administrators when a database requires attention. You can create a new contact list that is stored locally, or you can use an existing global contact list that resides on a remote DB2 server. If you select Enable notification, your system will search for an available SMTP server and set it to be used for e-mail notifications.

    On the Contact list page, accept the default, Local- Create a contact list on this system, and click Next.

  17. By default, a health monitor runs on the DB2 instance. The DB2 health monitor sends an e-mail notification to the person listed at the specified mail address when a health indicator threshold is exceeded. If you select Address is for a pager, the notification message will be sent to the contact's pager.

    Accept the default, New contact, and click Next.

  18. The Installation summary page opens and summarizes your installation and configuration settings. Scroll through this window to verify that the settings are correct, and then click Finish.
  19. A status panel opens to show the overall progress of the DB2 installation.

    The status panel has two notebook tabs, which show the following information:

    • The post-installation steps of DB2 installation
    • The installation status report of the DB2 installation

    Click Finish to close the status panel.

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