DB2 Universal Database provides two product packages for application development: DB2 Personal Developer's Edition and DB2 Universal Developer's Edition. The Personal Developer's Edition provides the DB2 Universal Database and DB2 Connect personal edition products which run on OS/2, Linux, and Windows 32-bit operating systems. The DB2 Universal Developer's Edition provides these as well as the DB2 common server family of products which run on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, OS/2, Solaris, and Windows NT.
Using the software that comes with these products, you can develop and test applications that run on one operating system and access databases on the same or a different operating system. For example, you can create an application that runs on the Windows NT operating system but accesses a database on a UNIX platform such as AIX. See your License Agreement for the terms and conditions of using the Developer's Edition products.
The Developer's Edition boxes contain several CD-ROMs with all the code that you need to develop and test your applications. In each box, you will find:
Each CD-ROM contains installation information for its DB2 product components. This allows you to determine the best installation for your environment before installing DB2.
This information is available in both HTML and PostScript formats. Installation information for DB2 servers is found in the Quick Beginnings books. Installation information for the Administration Clients, Run-Time Clients, and DB2 Software Developer's Kits is found in the Installation and Configuration Supplement.
These books provide detailed information on all the options available to you when installing DB2. With this information, you can tailor your choices to suit your particular database development needs. Keep in mind that even if you are experienced with a previous version of DB2, there may be new features available to install with this version that you might find useful.
To access the HTML or PostScript files for these books, load the CD containing the DB2 server product for your operating system, or the DB2 SDK CD for client information.
| Note: | On Windows, if you have your computer set to automatically read from the CD-ROM drive when you load it, the install shield for the DB2 installation program may begin. Simply cancel the program in order to access the Quick Beginnings or Installation and Configuration Supplement book first. |
With the appropriate DB2 product CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, change to the CD-ROM drive. Open the "doc" directory (or folder, on Windows or OS/2). Depending on your operating system, the directory names may be in a different case. For instance, on Windows systems, the first letter is given in upper case, as in "Doc".
You will be presented with several sub-directories, each with a
two-character name. These are for the different languages in which this
DB2 product is available. Go to the sub-directory of the language you
want to work in. The books are not translated into all languages on all
platforms. The following table shows the possible sub-directory names
that may be in your product's "doc" directory, with the corresponding
language each represents:
Table 1. Directory Names and Languages
| Directory Name | Language | Directory Name | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| BR | Brazilian Portuguese | FR | French |
| CN | Simplified Chinese (PRC) | IT | Italian |
| DE | German | JP | Japanese |
| DK | Danish | KR | Korean |
| EN | English | NO | Norwegian |
| ES | Spanish | SE | Swedish |
| FI | Finnish | TW | Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) |
In the language directory you choose, there will be the following sub-directories:
| Note: | Some language directories may only have one of these sub-directories. That means that, for this language, only this format is available for the DB2 books shipped with this product. |
Enter the sub-directory for the format you want for the Quick Beginnings or Installation and Configuration Supplement book.
HTML
In the html directory, there are several sub-directories with a five character name. Each contains the HTML files for a particular book. The book you want will have one of the following names:
Enter the sub-directory available to you for the Quick Beginnings or Installation and Configuration Supplement book for your platform. To access the HTML version of this book online, your browser must be installed and available for use. Double-click on the HTML file that has the same name as the directory you are in, with an extension of .htm. For example, if you are in the db2i6 directory, you would double-click on db2i6.htm. This is the master HTML file for the book.
The Quick Beginnings or Installation and Configuration Supplement book will appear in the browser window. You can scroll down to the table of contents. These books provide the information you need to install any of the DB2 servers or clients included in the DB2 Developer's Edition. You can use the hot-links from the table of contents to get to the particular information you are interested in before installing DB2. When you do install DB2, you can also access the other books of the DB2 library online by the links at the bottom of any page of any online DB2 book.
PostScript
In the ps directory there is a list of compressed PostScript files. The filename for the book you want will start with one of these sets of characters:
For instructions on printing the compressed PostScript file, see "Printing the PostScript Books".