Prerequisites for a DB2 database
server installation (Linux and UNIX)
Before you install your DB2® database
product, ensure that the prerequisites for each of the tasks are met
for installing on Linux or UNIX operating systems.
DB2 users and groups (Linux and UNIX)
The DB2 Setup wizard creates the users
and groups automatically (if needed) during the installation of your DB2 database product.
Preparing to install DB2 for Linux on zSeries
To install a DB2 database product on an IBM® zSeries that
is running Linux, you must
make the installation image accessible to the Linux operating system.
Creating an instance using db2icrt
A DB2 instance is
an environment in which you store data and run applications. Use the db2icrt command
to create an instance.
DB2 database products in a workload partition (AIX)
A DB2 installation
process on a system WPAR is similar to any other installation, with
the additional benefit of using DB2 database
products in a global read-only installation path.
DB2 database product installation on an NFS-mounted directory
You
can install DB2 products on
an NFS server and share the installed DB2 products
on its NFS client machines. If you use a non-root installation, you
cannot install your DB2 product in an NFS-mounted directory.