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Installation and Configuration Supplement


Important Keywords for OS/2 and Windows 32-Bit Operating Systems

This sections describes the most important keywords that you will specify when performing a distributed installation on OS/2 and Windows 32-bit operating systems.

FILE
Specifies the destination directory for a DB2 product.

REBOOT
Specifies whether to restart the system when the installation has completed.

TYPE
Specifies the type of install (Windows 32-bit operating systems only).

The options are:

Note:A compact or typical install type will ignore any custom keywords (COMP).

PROD
Specifies the product you want installed. (Windows 32-bit operating systems only). The options are:

DB2.AUTOSTART
Specifies whether or not to automatically start the DB2 instance each time the system is rebooted.

By default, the DB2 instance starts automatically unless this parameter is set to NO.

AUTOSTART_CCA
Specifies whether or not to automatically start the Client Configuration Assistant each time the system is rebooted.

By default, the Client Configuration Assistant starts automatically unless this parameter is set to NO.

AUTOSTART_CONTROL_CENTER
Specifies whether or not to automatically start the Control Center each time the system is rebooted.

By default the Control Center will be automatically started unless this parameter is set to NO.

AUTOSTART_FIRST_STEPS
Specifies whether or not to automatically start the First Steps application the first time the server system is rebooted.

By default, First Steps will be automatically started. When installing on remote systems, you can set the parameter to NO so that First Steps does not start.

CFGUPDATE
Specifies whether the config.sys file is automatically updated. (OS/2 operating systems only) Valid values for this keyword are:

AUTO
Automatically updates CONFIG.SYS.

MANUAL
Does not update CONFIG.SYS.

DB2SYSTEM
Specifies a name for the system which is unique within a network. This parameter must be specified.

ADMIN.USERID and ADMIN.PASSWORD
Specifies the user ID and password that will be used to log on and start the Administration Server each time your system is started.

On OS/2, if UPM already exists on your system, the user ID and password you provide must exist and have one of the following:

If UPM is not on your system, it will be installed as part of the DB2 installation and the user ID and password you provide will be set up with the appropriate authority.

COMP
Specifies the components you want installed. The setup program automatically installs components that are required for a product, and ignores requested components that are not available.

For Windows 32-bit operating systems, component selections have no effect unless you specify a custom installation (TYPE = 2).


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