DB2 Version 10.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

IBM Data Server Driver Package (Windows)

On Windows operating systems, the IBM® Data Server Driver Package software simplifies application deployment. This driver, which has a small footprint, is designed to be used by independent software vendors (ISVs) for mass application deployment scenarios that are typical of large enterprises.

To install the IBM Data Server Driver Package software by using a response file or to install it from a fix pack image, you can run the DB2® setup command. The sample response file is in the following places:

The product CD
The \samples subdirectory
sample response file for IBM Data Server Driver Package.

You can have a maximum of 16 installed copies of the IBM Data Server Driver Package software. You must install each copy in a different directory. Installation of multiple copies is an advanced installation method that is not suggested for most users, due to the configuration requirements.

In DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 2 and later fix packs, silent installation on Windows platforms now accepts a customized db2dsdriver configuration file. The DB2DSDRIVER_CFG_SOURCE_PATH keyword enables users to specify the full path of a db2dsdriver configuration file and copies it to the common application data path. It allows users to avoid the additional step of a manual overwrite of the configuration file post-installation. The keyword is introduced in the IBM Data Server Driver installation response file.

For example, you can specify a customized db2dsdriver configuration file named mydsdriver.cfg:

DB2_COMMON_APP_DATA_TOP_PATH=C:\My Common App Data
DB2DSDRIVER_CFG_SOURCE_PATH = C:\Common Repository\mydsdriver.cfg
COPY_NAME = IBMDB2CL4

Attention: Any existing db2dsdriver.cfg file in the common application data path is silently overwritten by this customized configuration file during an upgrade operation.

So, for example, during silent installation, the mydsdriver.cfg file is copied to the common application data path as db2dsdriver.cfg.

The db2diag.log file path for the IBM Data Server Driver Package software on Windows operating systems is %SYSTEM APP DATA PATH%\IBM\DB2\COPYNAME, where %SYSTEM APP DATA PATH% is Drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ for Windows 2003 and Windows XP and Drive:\ProgramData\ for Windows 2008 and Windows Vista. The value of COPYNAME is the name of the IBM Data Server Driver Package copy that you provide during the installation. You can use the DB2_DIAGPATH environment variable and the DIAGPATH CLI keyword to alter the location of the db2diag log files.