Quick Beginnings

Performing the Installation

This section describes how to install DB2 EEE on a Solaris system or a Solaris cluster.

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When you use the DB2 Installer program, you should be aware of the following:

  • The DB2 Installer's db2setup command only works with bash, Bourne, and Korn shells. Other shells are not supported.
  • You can generate a trace log, db2setup.trc, to record errors experienced during the installation. Run the db2setup command as follows: 
       db2setup -d

    This creates a trace file, /tmp/db2setup.trc.


To install DB2 EEE, perform the following steps:

Step  1.

Log on to the system as a user with root authority.

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If you are installing DB2 EEE on a Solaris cluster, you must log on to each system and install this product, or use the cconsole or ctelnet utilities.

Step  2.

If the Volume Manager (vold) is not running, enter the following commands to mount the CD-ROM: 

   mkdir -p /cdrom/unamed_cdrom
   mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/unamed_cdrom

where /cdrom/unamed_cdrom is the CD-ROM mount point.

If the Volume Manager (vold) is running on your system, the CD-ROM is automatically mounted as /cdrom/unamed_cdrom.

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If you are mounting a CD-ROM drive from a remote system using NFS, the CD-ROM file system on the remote machine must be exported with root access. You must also mount that file system with root access on the local machine.

Step  3.

Insert the appropriate CD-ROM into the drive.

Step  4.

Change to the directory where the CD-ROM is mounted by entering the following command: 

   cd /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom

where /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom is the mount point of the CD-ROM on Solaris.

Step  5.

Enter the ./db2setup command to start the DB2 install program. After a few moments, the Install DB2 V7 window opens.

Step  6.

From the product list on the Install DB2 V7 screen, select the DB2 Enterprise - Extended Edition option and press the Enter key.

Press the Tab key to change the highlighted option and the Enter key to select or deselect an option.

To select or deselect optional components for a DB2 product that you want to install, select the Customize option. To go back to a previous window at any time, select the Cancel option.

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To refresh the current screen, press the F5 key or Ctrl+L.

Step  7.

When you have finished selecting the DB2 product and its components, select OK to continue with the installation.

For more information or assistance during the installation of any DB2 product or component, select the Help option.

Step  8.

Log out.

When the installation completes, the software is installed in the /opt/IBMdb2/V7.1 directory.

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