Quick Beginnings for DB2 Connect

How This Book is Structured

Setting up DB2 Connect is a multi-step process. The sections in this book follow the typical sequence of tasks necessary to go from installing DB2 Connect to using client applications with your database.

The typical steps to installing and configuring DB2 Connect are as follows:

Step  1.
Determine how you want to use DB2 Connect in your network. For the available options, see Accessing Host or AS/400 DB2 Data Using DB2 Connect Personal Edition.
Step  2.
Verify that you have the correct hardware and software prerequisites on both your workstation and the host database server. See Planning for Installation for prerequisites.
Step  3.
Verify that your host or AS/400 database server is configured to accept connections from Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) Application Requesters such as DB2 Connect. See Preparing Host and AS/400 Databases for DB2 Connect Communications.
Step  4.
Install your DB2 Connect software. You will use this workstation to configure and verify your host and AS/400 connections. For DB2 Connect installation instructions, see Installing and Configuring DB2 Connect Personal Edition.
Step  5.
After installation, you will establish the connection between DB2 Connect and your host or AS/400 database system.
Step  6.
Bind the programs and utilities provided with DB2 Connect to your host or AS/400 database. For instructions on binding programs and utilities provided with your DB2 Connect product, see Running Your Own Applications.
Step  7.
You will need to test the connection. For testing instructions, see Configuring Communications to Host or AS/400-Based Servers Using the Command Line Processor.
Step  8.
You are now ready to use DB2 Connect with all your applications. If you want to use this workstation to administer DB2 for OS/390, DB2 Connect, or DB2 Universal Database servers, install the DB2 Administration Client component of DB2 Connect. For more information, refer to the Installation and Configuration Supplement online document.
Step  9.
Workstations that will be used for application development should have the DB2 Software Developer's Kit installed. Refer to the Installation and Configuration Supplement online document for instructions on installing and configuring the DB2 Software Developer's Kit.

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Step 1.	Determine how you want to use DB2 Connect in your network. For the available options, see Accessing Host or AS/400 DB2 Data Using DB2 Connect Personal Edition.
Step 2.	Verify that you have the correct hardware and software prerequisites on both your workstation and the host database server. See Planning for Installation for prerequisites.
Step 3.	Verify that your host or AS/400 database server is configured to accept connections from Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) Application Requesters such as DB2 Connect. See Preparing Host and AS/400 Databases for DB2 Connect Communications.
Step 4.	Install your DB2 Connect software. You will use this workstation to configure and verify your host and AS/400 connections. For DB2 Connect installation instructions, see Installing and Configuring DB2 Connect Personal Edition.
Step 5.	After installation, you will establish the connection between DB2 Connect and your host or AS/400 database system.
Step 6.	Bind the programs and utilities provided with DB2 Connect to your host or AS/400 database. For instructions on binding programs and utilities provided with your DB2 Connect product, see Running Your Own Applications.
Step 7.	You will need to test the connection. For testing instructions, see Configuring Communications to Host or AS/400-Based Servers Using the Command Line Processor.
Step 8.	You are now ready to use DB2 Connect with all your applications. If you want to use this workstation to administer DB2 for OS/390, DB2 Connect, or DB2 Universal Database servers, install the DB2 Administration Client component of DB2 Connect. For more information, refer to the Installation and Configuration Supplement online document.
Step 9.	Workstations that will be used for application development should have the DB2 Software Developer's Kit installed. Refer to the Installation and Configuration Supplement online document for instructions on installing and configuring the DB2 Software Developer's Kit.