DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Starting instances (Linux, UNIX)

You might need to start or stop a DB2® database 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 host databases.

Before you begin

Before you start an instance on your Linux or UNIX system:

Log in with a user ID or name that has SYSADM, SYSCTRL, or SYSMAINT authority on the instance; or log in as the instance owner.

Run the startup script as follows, where INSTHOME is the home directory of the instance you want to use:

   . INSTHOME/sqllib/db2profile      (for Bourne or Korn shell)
   source INSTHOME/sqllib/db2cshrc   (for C shell)

Procedure

To start the instance:

From the command line, enter the db2start command. The DB2 database manager applies the command to the current instance.
From IBM® Data Studio, open the task assistant for starting the instance.