Cataloging database systems - IBM DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

In order to access DB2® instances and databases on other servers, DB2 needs to catalog that system in the admin node directory of the client. Adding a system adds an entry to the admin node directory giving DB2 the information it needs to communicate with the remote system. All systems that you access will have an entry in the admin node directory.

Before you begin

To add or change a system, you must have SYSADM or SYSCTRL authority.

About this task

Open the Add System window: From the Control Center, right-click the All Systems folder and select Add from the pop-up menu. The Add System window opens.
To add a DB2 system, click the DB2 radio button. Then do the following:
1. Specify the physical machine, server system, or workstation where the target database is located. The system name on the server system is defined by the DB2SYSTEM DAS configuration parameter. This is the value that you should use. If your network supports TCP/IP, then you can use discovery to help complete the remaining fields on this window.
2. Type the host name or IP (Internet Protocol) address where the target database resides. Issuing the TCP/IP hostname command on the server system retrieves the server's host name. Issuing a ping hostname command will return the IP address of the host.
3. Specify a local nickname for the remote node where the database is located. The node name you choose must not already exist in the node directory or the admin node directory.
4. Specify the operating system where the target database is located.
5. Optional: Select LDAP, if the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is enabled and you want to catalog the system in the LDAP directory.
To add an IMSplex, click the IMS™ radio button. Then do the following:
1. Specify the IMSplex name that you want to add. The name must match the identifier you have specified in the CSLSIxxx, CSLRIxxx, DFSCGxxx, and CSLOIxxx proclib members for the IMSPLEX= parameter.
2. Type the TCP/IP address of the IMSplex host and the port number that binds to the socket that IMS Connect manages. Valid port numbers are defined in the PORTID parameter of the HWSCFGxxx proclib member.
3. Select OS/390® or z/OS® as the operating system. This is the only option, if you are working with an IMSplex.