Installation and Configuration Supplement

Installing DB2 Products from a Hard Disk or CD-ROM

To install a DB2 product on local or remote workstations from a hard disk or CD-ROM, perform the following steps:

step  1.
Step 1. Make DB2 Files Available for Installation
step  2.
Step 2. Create a Response File for Distributed Installation
step  3.
Step 3. Run the CMD File from the Remote Workstation

Before You Begin

Read and perform the steps in this section before you begin the installation to ensure that you have the required items and information you will need.

Step 1. Make DB2 Files Available for Installation

To make the DB2 install files accessible to the machine where DB2will be installed:

If performing remote installs directly from the CD-ROM:
1. Insert the appropriate CD-ROM into the drive.
2. Ensure that the CD-ROM will remain in the drive for as long as it is needed for the install. If the drive is often used for other tasks as well, consider installing from the hard disk instead.
If installing from a hard disk, you must copy the required files from the CD-ROM directories to the hard disk. At the command prompt, use the xcopy command with the /s option.
- The syntax for the two commands required is:
```
   xcopy x:\db2\os2\language e:\clients\os2\language /s
   xcopy x:\db2\os2\common e:\clients\os2\common /s
```
  where:
  - x: represents the CD-ROM drive
  - language represents the two-character code that represents your language (for example, EN for English). Table 36 lists the code for each available language.
  - e: represents the destination drive

If performing a remote installation, you must enable your network clients to access the DB2 install files.

Grant shared access authority to the directory that you just created, or to the CD-ROM drive if installing directly from CD-ROM.

Step 2. Create a Response File for Distributed Installation

During an distributed installation, you supply the setup and configuration data in a response file that you create before running the installation. DB2's install package includes a ready-to-use sample response file, with default entries already in place.

If you intend to use the sample response file provided, without making any changes to its values, you can skip this step and go to Step 3. Run the CMD File from the Remote Workstation.

Edit the sample response file:

Find the correct sample response files for the product you want to install. Response files available for each DB2 product, see Available Sample Response Files. Copy the files to a local directory.
To activate an item in the response file, remove the asterisk (*) to the left of the keyword/environment variable, erase the current setting to the right of the value and type in a new setting. The possible settings are listed to the right of the current setting.
An example section of a response file appears below:
```
·
FILE               = c:\sqllib
COMP               = DB2 Run-Time Client
·
*DB2ACCOUNT        = BLANK or char(199)
*DB2BQTIME         = BLANK or 1 - MAX
·
```
Keywords that are unique to installation are only specified in a response file during an distributed installation. For a list of installation keywords, see Important Keywords for OS/2 and Windows 32-Bit Operating Systems.
Exit the file. If you have made any changes, save the file under a new file name to preserve the original sample response file.
If you are installing directly from the CD-ROM, you must store the renamed response file on a local drive.

Step 3. Run the CMD File from the Remote Workstation

A command (CMD) file contains the commands which will start the installation program. You must edit this file before running the installation.

Find and open the correct CMD file.
If installing directly from the CD-ROM, substitute x:\os2 for e:\clients\os2\ in the directory names below.
- The CMD files are:
  - db2admcl.cmd for a DB2 Administration client.
  - db2conee.cmd for DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition.
  - db2conpe.cmd for DB2 Connect Personal Edition.
  - db2rtcl.cmd for a DB2 Run-Time client.
  - db2sdk.cmd for DB2 Software Developer's Kit.
  - db2udbee.cmd for DB2 Universal Database Enterprise - Extended Edition.
  - db2udbwe.cmd for DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition.
  - db2udbpe.cmd for DB2 Universal Database Personal Edition.
Edit the command in the file, to fill in the information needed for the installation.
- You must specify the complete install command. A complete command requires the following syntax:
  
  The following is an example of a complete command in the sample command files:
```
   e:\clients\os2\language\install\install /X
      /P:"IBM DB2 Run-Time Client"
      /R:e:\clients\os2\language\db2rtcl.rsp /L1:d:\error.log
      /L2:d:\history.log
```
  where:
  
  d:\path
  Specifies the location of the install files. If installing from the hard drive, specify the directory created in Step 1.
  /A
  (Optional) Specifies the action to be performed.Only required when deleting a DB2 product (/A:D).
  /X
  Specifies that the installation will run in unattended mode.
  /P
  (Optional) Specifies the name of the product you want to install. Only required if there is more than one product on this CD-ROM.
  /R
  Specifies the fully qualified response file name. If you changed and renamed the sample response file provided, make sure this parameter matches the new name.
  /L1
  (Optional) Specifies the fully qualified log file name, where setup information and any errors occurring during setup are logged. Defaults to x:/DB2LOG/L1.LOG, where x: represents your boot drive.
  /L2
  (Optional) Specifies the fully qualified history log name, where all the files processed by the installation program are listed. Defaults to x:/DB2LOG/L2.LOG, where x: represents your boot drive.
Save and exit the CMD file.
If you are installing directly from the CD-ROM, you must rename the CMD file, store it on a local drive, and use that file name in the next step.
Start the installation by entering the CMD file's name on the command line. The DB2 client is now ready to install on the target workstation.
When installation is complete, check the error and history logs for any errors or problems.

To configure your client to access remote servers, go to "Configuring Client-to-Server Communications Using the Client Configuration Assistant".

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