Installing Query Patroller server using the DB2 Setup wizard (Linux and UNIX)

This task outlines the steps for installing Query Patroller server on a Linux or UNIX operating system using the DB2® Setup wizard.

Before you begin

To install Query Patroller Version 9 server, a DB2 Version 9 server must already be installed. This list of qualified servers include:
- DB2 Enterprise Server Edition
- DB2 Workgroup Server Edition
- DB2 Express® Edition
The instance running on your DB2 server must be stopped. To stop an instance, log on to the system as a user with SYSADM authority and issue the db2stop command at a Linux or UNIX shell prompt.
All of the languages that the clients will use when submitting queries to Query Patroller server must be installed on the server in order to eliminate any server to client dependencies.

About this task

This task is part of the larger task of Installing Query Patroller (Linux and UNIX).

Procedure

To install Query Patroller server (Linux and UNIX):

Log on to the system as a user with root authority.
Stop the DB2 administration server (DAS) and any DB2 instances related to the DB2 installation path where Query Patroller will be installed so that the DB2 Setup wizard can update files as required.
Mount the Query Patroller product CD-ROM.
Change to the directory where the CD-ROM is mounted by entering the following command:
```
     cd /cdrom
```
Where /cdrom represents the mount point of the CD-ROM:
Enter the ./db2setup command to start the DB2 Setup wizard. The IBM® DB2 Setup Launchpad window opens.
Choose Install a Product from the DB2 Launchpad.
The DB2 Setup Wizard opens. Click on Work with existing and choose the DB2 installation path where you want to install Query Patroller.
Follow the instructions on the DB2 Setup Wizard.
Note: If you select Computer usage based from the Select the installation type window using the DB2 Setup wizard and you select Server from the Select how this computer will be used window, the Query Patroller Center is not installed. If you want to install the Query Patroller Center, select either the Complete or the Custom installation types from the Select the installation type window. You do not have to use the Computer usage based installation type to install the Query Patroller server. You can use either the Complete or the Custom installation types to install the Query Patroller server.

What to do next

Online help is available to guide you through the installation. To invoke the online help, click the Help button on the bottom right hand corner of each installation window, or press F1. You can click the Cancel button at any time to end the installation.

When you have completed your installation, Query Patroller server will be installed in in the directory you specified in the DB2 Setup Wizard.

You have completed the task of installing Query Patroller server on a Linux or UNIX operating system using the DB2 Setup wizard. You are now ready to verify the installation of Query Patroller server. On Windows and Linux clients, you can also install the Query Patroller client tools using the DB2 Setup wizard.