DB2 Data Links Manager Quick Beginnings

Creating and Dropping the DB2 Database on the Data Links Server

This section describes how to create the DLFM_DB on the Data Links server. You only need to create the DLFM_DB database if for some reason the installation program could not create it. You should not be interacting with this database. The DLFM_DB database is used to keep track of those files that are stored on a Data Links server and linked to a remote DB2 server.

Note:

If the DLFM_DB database is not empty (it has information about files which are being managed by the Data Links server) you should only drop this database after consulting IBM service.

To create the DB2 database on the Data Links server:

1. Log on to the system as the DB2 Data Links Manager Administrator.
2. Enter the dlfm setup command to start the DB2 database manager, create the DLFM_DB database and tables, and then stop the DB2 database manager.

To drop the DB2 database on the Data Links server:

1. Log on to the system as the DB2 Data Links Manager Administrator.
2. Enter the dlfm drop_db command to drop the DLFM_DB database.