Administering Satellites Guide and Reference

Generating a Response File

The response file generator utility creates a response file from an existing installed and configured DB2 product. You can use the generated response file to re-create the exact setup on other machines.

For example, you can install and configure a DB2 Satellite Edition model office to represent your production satellites. When you are satisfied with the configuration and behavior of the model office, then you can run the response file generator and create a response file and client profiles. For more information, see Chapter 10, Performing a Mass Deployment.

The response file generator creates a response file for the installation and client profiles for each instance that you specify. You can then use the response file to create identical satellites across your network.

The response file generator also gives you the option to create just the installation response file, without a client profile, which would allow you to create identical copies of your model office, without that configuration information, such as node and database directory entries.

The syntax for the db2rspgn command is as follows:

-d

Destination directory for a response file and any supporting files. This parameter is required.

-i

A list of instances for which you want to create a profile. The default is to generate an instance profile file for all instances. This parameter is optional.

-noadmin, -nodlfm, and -noctlsv

These parameters are not applicable to DB2 Satellite Edition.

For example, to create a directory called db2rsp at the base of the current drive, and have the response file generator place the response file and the client profiles for all the instances in this directory, enter the following command.

   db2rspgn -d \db2rsp

Each instance would have a profile created.

You can create the same directory as the first example, but only include the client profiles for instances inst1, inst2, and inst3, by entering the following command:

   db2rspgn -d \db2rsp -i inst1 inst2 inst3 

If you are planning to set up and configure identical DB2 products, you only need to specify the installation response file when you perform the installation. The installation response file that was created by the response file generator will automatically call each instance profile. You only need to ensure that the instance profiles are located in the same drive and directory as the installation response file.

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