DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Installation on Windows

This method uses some command-line options. The command-line options that require a parameter must be specified with no space between the option and its parameter.

About this task

Important: Net Search Extender has been deprecated. Its use is no longer recommended and might be removed in a future release. Use DB2® Text Search as a fast and versatile method of searching full-text documents stored in DB2 databases using SQL and XQuery statements. See the topic about Migration overview from Net Search Extender to DB2 Text Search for details.

Procedure

To install on Windows you must log on with a user ID that has administrative rights, and then follow these steps:

  1. Use the cdrom:\windows\install\setup.exe to transfer the files from the package to the target machine.

    Note that for every DB2 instance, you must enter a user ID and password to create the correct Net Search Extender services.

    After you accept the license agreement, you are presented with a list of possible DB2 copy names. The DB2 copy names that are eligible for you to use depend on the Net Search Extender version you want to install. After you select a DB2 copy name, the product is installed at the path where this DB2 copy has been already installed.

    For silent install, you can call setup.exe in two different modes:
    RECORDMODE
    Creates a silent install response file.

    A predefined response file called setup.iss is located in the installation source directory (this is not used in the case of silent installation). If you want to create a new response file, run setup.exe -r. The new setup.iss is created in your Windows directory. Copy this setup.iss into your installation source directory. Make sure that you have made a backup of your old response file.

    Example: setup.exe -r -f1"d:\some_directory\setup.iss"

    SILENTMODE
    Silent installation.

    Make sure that the file setup.iss is located in your installation source directory. Run setup.exe -s. The installation is successful if ResponseResult is set to 0 in the setup.log file located in your installation source directory.

    Example: setup.exe -s -f1"d:\some_directory\setup.iss" -f2"d:\another_directory\mysetup.log"

    Installation parameters:
    • /r: Record mode (records a response file for silent installations)
    • /s: Silent install (runs installation silently)
    • /f1: Specify alternative response file name (full path)
    • /f2: Specify alternative setup log file name (full path)
  2. Reboot the system after the installation.
  3. Call db2text start to start the DB2 Net Search Extender Instance Services.

Results

Every DB2 instance creates a Windows service. Make sure that the DB2 instance services run under a user account and not under the systems account.

For a partitioned instance, a set of Windows services are created, one per partition. The DB2EXT instance services for every partition must run under the same user account as the DB2 instance services.

Net Search Extender does not support Microsoft Cluster Server.