The Administration Server responds to requests from the DB2 Administration Tools and the Client Configuration Assistant (CCA). The DB2 Administration Tools allow you to start, stop, and set database manager configuration parameters for servers. These tools are also used by the CCA to catalog databases for a client.
The Administration Server must reside on every server that you want to administer and detect. The Administration Server is automatically created and started for you; its default name is DB2DAS00.