Considerations for installing DB2 with IBM Integration Designer

Before you install IBM Integration Designer with DB2, review the information in this topic.

For Windows operating systemFor information about required user accounts for installing DB2 on Windows, refer to Required user accounts for installation of DB2 server products (Windows).

To install as a non-administrative user, you have the following choices:For Linux operating systemFor Windows operating systemFor UNIX operating system
  • Before installing the product, install a DB2 server separately. For information about installing DB2 as a non-administrative or non-root user, see Non-root installation overview (Linux and UNIX).
  • Log on as an administrator and use the product installer to install the DB2 server alone. Grant special permission to the non-administrative user. For Windows operating systemThe non-administrative user must be part of the DB2USERS group. This will allow the user to read and write to the database. Then log on as the non-administrative user and install the product using the installed DB2 server.
You can create a profile after installation. Use these steps:
  1. Install the product without creating a profile. When you install as a non-administrative user, on the Install Packages page, you must clear the check box for DB2 Express. On Windows, if you have the option to install IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence, you must clear that check box as well.
  2. On the Features page, expand the servers and make sure that none of the test profiles are selected.
  3. Use the Profile Management Tool to create a stand-alone profile, or to create the deployment manager and the custom profiles. If you do not have a database installed, use the Advanced path for all. Do not use the Typical path. Select the option to delay the execution of the database scripts during profile creation.
  4. If the databases were not created in advance, have the database administrator create the databases and tables after profile creation or augmentation.
  5. For a network deployment:
    1. Federate the custom profiles to the deployment manager.
    2. Using the administrative console, create the required deployment environment
For additional information, see the following topics in the DB2 information center:
Parent topic: Planning to install IBM Business Monitor