------------------------------------------------------------------------ IBM(R) DB2(R) Net Search Extender Note:Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under "Notices" near the end of this file. Set the font to monospace to better view this file. Welcome to DB2 Net Search Extender, Version 7.2. This product is available on the following operating systems: * Windows NT**, Windows** 2000 * AIX* * The Solaris** Operating Environment * HP-UX** Version 11 * Linux** for Intel** This README describes the contents and directory structure of the CD-ROM for each of these platforms. This CD-ROM contains the following components: * DB2 Net Search Extender * The product manual in PDF format and in HTML format for online viewing directly from this CD-ROM A full description of these components is provided in the documentation on this CD-ROM. The DB2 products on this CD-ROM are provided in several languages in addition to English. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CD-ROM Directory Structure For Windows, the files on this CD-ROM are located as follows: DB2 product install files: x:\win HTML Books: x:\doc\\db2nx\desf9e74tfrm.htm PDF Book: x:\doc\\pdf\ Release Notes: x:\release.txt License Files: x:\license For AIX, the files on this CD-ROM are located as follows: DB2 product install files: /cdrom/aix HTML Book: /cdrom/doc//db2nx/desf9e74tfrm.htm PDF Book: /cdrom/doc//pdf/ Release Notes: /cdrom/release.txt License Files: /cdrom/license For Solaris, the files on this CD-ROM are located as follows: DB2 product install files: /cdrom/sun HTML Book: /cdrom/doc//db2nx/desf9e74tfrm.htm PDF Book: /cdrom/doc//pdf/ Release Notes: /cdrom/release.txt License Files: /cdrom/license For HP-UX, the files on this CD-ROM are located as follows: DB2 product install files: /cdrom/hp HTML Book: /cdrom/doc//db2nx/desf9e74tfrm.htm PDF Book: /cdrom/doc//pdf/ Release Notes: /cdrom/release.txt License Files: /cdrom/license For Linux, the files on this CD-ROM are located as follows: DB2 product install files: /cdrom/linux HTML Book: /cdrom/doc//db2nx/desf9e74tfrm.htm PDF Book: /cdrom/doc//pdf/ Release Notes: /cdrom/release.txt License Files: /cdrom/license Where: x: refers to your CD-ROM drive (Windows) /cdrom refers to your mount point (UNIX) refers to the language directory, consisting of one of the following two character codes: TW Chinese (Traditional) DE German EN English JP Japanese KR Korean ES Spanish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installing from the CD-ROM The installation instructions as documented in the Net Search Extender Administration and Programming Guide may have changed since the manual was sent to manufacturing. Refer to the Release Notes on this CD-ROM for current installation information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Publications in HTML The installation manual for your operating system can be viewed from this CD-ROM. The HTML files are stored in one of the following directories: On Windows: x:\doc\\db2nx\desf9e74tfrm.htm On UNIX: /cdrom/doc//db2nx/desf9e74tfrm.htm where is the two-character country code that represents the language (for example, en for English). See the CD-ROM Directory Structure section for a list of two-character language codes. Viewing HTML Files You can view the online books with any browser that conforms to HTML Version 3.2 specifications. The doc directory contains a subdirectory for each book. The names of these subdirectories are equivalent to the five-character identifier for each book. The main HTML file for that book is desf9e74tfrm.htm. Load this file into your browser to view the book. 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