Installing the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool on a mobile device

You must install the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool after you install DB2 Everyplace on a server and mobile device. The DB2 Everyplace Update Tool can be installed manually or by creating a file subscription that is synchronized to one or more mobile devices.

This task is part of the main task of Updating Sync Client software using the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool. After you complete these steps, return to Updating Sync Client software using the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool.

Procedure

To install the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool manually:

  1. On your workstation, install and configure a connection software program that is compatible with your mobile device. In some cases, the mobile device already includes connection software.
  2. Connect the mobile device to the workstation.
  3. The connection software program on your mobile device includes an Install Tool. Use the Install Tool to download the iUpgrade file to your mobile device. For example:
    proc is the processor type
    ver is the Windows CE version number of your mobile device.

    For information about installing DB2 Everyplace files manually on Palm OS, WinCE, and Symbian6 platforms, see Installing DB2 Everyplace files manually.

To install the update tool using a file subscription:

  1. Start the Mobile Devices Administration Center. For Windows, click Start --> Programs --> DB2 Everyplace --> Start Servlet for Sync Server from the Start menu. On UNIX, login as the DB2 Everyplace Sync Server instance owner and change directory to $DSYINSTDIR/Server/bin and execute dsyadmin.sh.
  2. Right-click the Subscriptions folder on the object tree and select Create -> File Subscription from the pop-up menu. The Create File Subscription notebook opens.
  3. On the Identification page of the Create File Subscription notebook:
  4. On the Subscription sets page of the Create File Subscription notebook, assign the file subscription to a subscription set.
  5. Click OK.

Before you close the Mobile Devices Administration Center, make sure that the correct groups and users are assigned to the subscription set that contains the new file subscription.

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