The DB2 CD-ROM includes a ready-to-use sample response file with default entries. The sample response files are located in
<cd-rom>/db2/install/samples
where <cd-rom> represents the location of the installable version of DB2.
Response files are available for each DB2 product. For more information see Available Sample Response Files.
To create a customized response file from the sample, perform the following steps:
Step 1. | Copy the sample response file to a local file system and edit it. |
Step 2. | To activate an item in the response file, remove the asterisk (*) to the left of the keyword. Then, replace the current setting to the right of the value with the new setting. The possible settings are listed to the right of the equal sign. 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 Response File Keywords. |
Step 3. | Save the file on an exported file system available to everyone on the network.
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If you are installing directly from the CD-ROM, you must store the renamed response file on another drive.
| Note: | You can specify the name of the instance owner in the response file. If this user does not already exist, DB2 will create this user on your system. The Admin instance can be created in a similar manner. If NIS/NIS+ is involved, the users/groups will have to be created first. |