DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Auto-starting instances

On Windows operating systems, the database instance that is created during install is set as auto-started by default. An instance created using db2icrt is set as a manual start. To change the start type, you must go to the Services panel and change the property of the DB2® service there.

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On UNIX operating systems, to enable an instance to auto-start after each system restart, enter the following command:

db2iauto -on <instance name>

where <instance name> is the login name of the instance.On UNIX operating systems, to prevent an instance from auto-starting after each system restart, enter the following command:

db2iauto -off <instance name>

where <instance name> is the login name of the instance.