The DB2 control server requires that you must configure the DB2 control server instance, DB2CTLSV, to support TCP/IP, because it is the only communications protocol that DB2 Satellite Edition can use for synchronization.
The Satellite Administration Center, a component of the Control Center, will connect to the DB2 control server's satellite control database to set up and maintain satellites, groups, and the batches that the satellites execute when they synchronize. If the Control Center, and hence the Satellite Administration Center, is running on a remote system, these connections can be made using NetBIOS, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, Name Pipes or APPC. At a minimum, the appropriate TCP/IP communications software must be installed.
For more information on the software requirements for TCP/IP and the other protocols, refer to the "Planning for Installation" section of the appropriate DB2 Quick Beginnings book. Installing the DB2 Control Server contains communication configuration information for the DB2 control server instance, DB2CTLSV.
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