Quick Beginnings for UNIX

Managing Connections to Databases Using the Client Configuration Assistant

The Client Configuration Assistant (CCA) helps you manage your database connections to remote servers. The CCA is available on OS/2 and Windows 32-bit operating systems. This is the preferred method to set up any OS/2, Windows 9x, or Windows NT client to communicate with a server.

You can use the command line processor to set up DB2 clients on any platform. For more information, see Configuring Client-to-Server Communications Using the Command Line Processor.

With the Client Configuration Assistant, you can:

• Catalog databases so that they can be used by applications. Three methods are available:

  • Search the network for available databases and selecting one. Client access is automatically set up for that database.

  • Use a database access profile provided by a database administrator to automatically define your connections. Client access is automatically set up for that database.

  • Manually configure a connection to a database by entering the required connection parameters.

• Remove cataloged databases, or change the properties of a cataloged database.

• Test connections to local or remote databases identified on your system.

• Bind applications to a database by selecting utilities or bind files from a list.

• Tune the client configuration parameters on your system. Parameters are logically grouped and suggested settings are provided on the interface as parameters are selected.

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