Administering Satellites Guide and Reference

Before You Begin

Before you begin the installation, ensure that you have the following items and information:

__  1.	Ensure that your system meets all of the memory, hardware, and software requirements to install DB2 Satellite Edition.
__  2.	On Windows NT, you will need a user account to perform the installation. The account you specify should: Be defined on the local machine. Belong to the Local Administrator's group. Have the Act as part of the operating system advanced user right. For information on how to grant user rights, refer to the Windows NT online help.
__  3.	By default on Windows NT, the setup program will create a user account using the username db2admin and password db2admin. You can accept these default values or create your own user account by modifying the default values. If you create your own user account, ensure that it conforms to DB2's naming rules. For more information on DB2 naming rules, see Appendix D, Naming Rules. Note: If you use the default user account db2admin, and do not change the default password on the setup screen, you should change this password immediately following the installation. The db2admin password is the default for any installation, and is well known.

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