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Quick Beginnings for OS/2 and Windows NT


Performing the Installation

To install your DB2 product, perform the following steps:

Step  1.

Log on to the system with the user account that you created to perform the installation.

Step  2.

Shut down any other programs so that the setup program can update files as required.

Step  3.

Insert the CD-ROM into the drive. The auto-run feature automatically starts the setup program. The setup program will determine the system language, and launch the setup program for that language. If you want to run the setup program in a different language, or the setup program failed to auto-start, see the tip that follows.

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To manually invoke the setup program, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on Start and select the Run option.

  2. In the Open field, enter the following command:
    x:\setup /i language
    

    where:

    • x: represents your CD-ROM drive

    • language represents the country code for your language (for example, EN for English). Table 12 lists the code for each available language.

  3. Click on OK.

Step  4.

The Welcome window opens.
The Welcome window

Step  5.

Respond to the setup program's prompts. Online help is available to guide you through the remaining steps. Invoke the online help by clicking on the Help push button or pressing the F1 key at any time. You can click on the Cancel push button at any time to end the installation.

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The next step applies only if you are using Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT as your communication product. If you are using another communications product, such as IBM eNetwork Communications Server for Windows NT, skip the next step.

Step  6.

After your workstation has rebooted, check that the network adapter is bound to the DLC communications subsystem by completing the following steps:

  1. Click on Start and select Settings->Control Panel.

  2. Double-click on the Network icon.

  3. In the Network window, select the Bindings tab.

  4. Select All Adapters from the Show bindings for drop-down box.

  5. Double-click on the adapter for which you want to see the bounded protocols

  6. Ensure that DLC is enabled. If it is not, click on the Enable push button to enable the bind the network adapter to the communications subsystem.



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For information on errors encountered during installation, see the db2.log file. The db2.log file stores general information and error messages resulting from the install and uninstall activities. By default, the db2.log file is located in the x:\db2log directory, where x: represents the drive on which your operating system is installed.

For more information, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide.

Based on your component selections, the installation program has:



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To set up connections to host or AS/400 database servers, go to one of the following sections:


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