WebSphere

Configuring a DB2 database on a z/OS system

You can configure an event database on a z/OS® system using DB2® database software.

Before you begin

To configure the DB2 database from a remote client, you must have the DB2 Connect™ product installed with the latest fix packs.

About this task

To configure the event database:
Procedure
  1. On the WebSphere® system, start the wsadmin tool.
  2. Use the AdminTask object to run the configEventServiceDB2ZOSDB administrative command in batch or interactive mode. The minimum required parameters of the configEventServiceDB2ZOSDB command are as follows:
    createDB

    If this parameter is set to false, or if you are running the command on the z/OS system, the scripts are created but are not run. You must then run the database configuration scripts to complete the database configuration.

    nodeName
    The name of the node that contains the server where the event service data source should be created. If you specify a node name, you must also specify a server name. You must specify one of the following:
    • Node name and server name
    • Cluster name
    serverName
    The name of the server where the event service data source should be created.
    clusterName
    The name of the cluster where the event service data source should be created. If you specify a cluster name, do not specify node and server names.
    jdbcClassPath
    The path to the JDBC driver. Specify only the path to the driver file; do not specify the file name.
    dbHostName
    The host name of the server where the database is installed.
    dbUser
    The DB2 user ID to use when creating the event database. The specified user ID must have sufficient privileges to create and drop databases.
    dbPassword
    The DB2 password to use.

    Other parameters might be required for your environment. For a complete list of parameters and usage information, refer to the help for the configEventServiceDB2ZOSDB administrative command.

Results

The administrative command creates the required data source at the specified scope; if you are running the command on a Linux®, UNIX®, or Windows® DB2 client and you specified true for the createDB parameter, the command also runs the generated database configuration script to create the database. On a z/OS system, you must use the SQL Processor Using File Input (SPUFI) facility to run the generated DDL files. The DDL files are stored in the profile_root/databases/event/node/server/db2zos/ddl directory.

The generated database configuration scripts are stored by default in the profile_root/databases/event/node/server/dbscripts/db2zos directory. (In a Network Deployment environment, these scripts are stored under the deployment manager profile directory.) If you specified a value for the optional outputScriptDir parameter, the scripts are stored in that location instead. You can use these scripts to manually configure the event database at any time.

What to do next

After you have finished configuring the database, you can use the server administrative console to test the database configuration. To do this, navigate to the appropriate JDBC data source and select the Test Connection option.

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