DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Starting the DB2 Text Search instance service

Before you can create and search text indexes, you must start the DB2® Text Search instance service.

About this task

To start the integrated DB2 Text Search instance service, enter the following command:
	db2ts "START FOR TEXT"
To start the stand-alone text search server, run the startup script from the <ECMTS_HOME> directory:
  • On Windows:
    <ECMTS_HOME>\bin\startup
  • On Linux and UNIX:
    <ECMTS_HOME>/bin/startup.sh
You can check the status of the Text Search server with the following command:
db2ts "START FOR TEXT status"