DB2 Data Links Manager Quick Beginnings

Starting and Stopping the DB2 Database Manager on the Data Links Server

This section describes how to start and stop the database manager instance on the Data Links server.

You must start the DB2 database manager before you can access or create data stored on a Data Links server. Under normal circumstances, the dlfm start and dlfm stop commands will start and stop the DB2 database manager on the Data Links server automatically. Follow the instructions in this section if the dlfm start and dlfm stop commands fail to start or stop the DB2 database manager.

To start the DB2 database manager on the Data Links server:

1. Log on to the system as the DB2 Data Links Manager Administrator.
2. Enter the dlfm startdbm command.

To stop the DB2 database manager on the Data Links server:

1. Log on to the system as the DB2 Data Links Manager Administrator.
2. Stop the Data Links File Manager by entering the dlfm stop command.
3. Enter the dlfm stopdbm command.