DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
You might need to start or stop a DB2® instance during normal business operations. For example, you must start an instance before you can perform some of the following tasks: connect to a database on the instance, precompile an application, bind a package to a database, or access a host database.
In order to successfully launch the DB2 database instance as a service, the user account must have the correct privilege as defined by the Windows operating system to start a Windows service. The user account can be a member of the Administrators, Server Operators, or Power Users group. When extended security is enabled, only members of the DB2ADMNS and Administrators groups can start the database by default.
By default, the db2start command launches the DB2 database instance as a Windows service. The DB2 database instance on Windows can still be run as a process by specifying the /D parameter on the db2start command. The DB2 database instance can also be started as a service by using the Control Panel or the NET START command.
When running in a partitioned database environment, each database partition server is started as a Windows service. You cannot use the /D parameter to start a DB2 instance as a process in a partitioned database environment.
