DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

DB2 Information Center installation options

The DB2® Information Center can be installed locally so that you can access it when you are not connected to the internet.

The DB2 Information Center can be installed as:

a server on your internal network
a copy installed on your computer

By default, DB2 products access the online DB2 documentation at IBM® Knowledge Center: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v10r5/. However, if you want to access the DB2 documentation on an intranet server or on your own computer, you must install the DB2 Information Center.

The following types of DB2 Information Centers are available:

The regular DB2 Information Center
This is the same DB2 Information Center that is distributed with DB2 database products. It comes with an installer and other programs that let you install the Information Center on your computer. The installation program requires that you have administrative authority on your computer to complete the installation.
A Workstation version of the DB2 Information Center
These packages allow you to run the DB2 Information Center on your computer if you do not have administrator or root authority. The Workstation version of the DB2 Information Center run in "stand-alone" mode; it cannot be accessed by other clients on your network. There are no services or daemons associated with this type of DB2 Information Center, therefore you must start and stop it manually. It also differs from the regular DB2 Information Center because it determines the locale from the system locale of the system, not from the browser.

You can install either of the DB2 Information Centers with the DB2 Information Center DVD found in your product Media Pack. Alternatively, you can download the DB2 Information Center installation image from IBM Passport Advantage®: http://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage.

The following table provides recommendations on possible options for accessing DB2 product documentation in the DB2 Information Center based on your work environment.

Internet access	Intranet access	Recommendation
Yes	Yes	Access the DB2 Information Center at the ibm.com® website, or access the DB2 Information Center installed on an intranet server.
Yes	No	Access the DB2 Information Center at the ibm.com website.
No	Yes	Access the DB2 Information Center installed on an intranet server.
No	No	Access the DB2 Information Center on a local computer, or access the stand-alone Workstation version of the DB2 Information Center..