DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Starting the DB2 Information Center

About this task

When you are working on a computer on which there is no IBM data server client, DB2 server, or DB2 Information Center installed, you can only view an Information Center that is installed on another computer using a Web browser.

Before you begin

The DB2® Information Center gives you access to the information that you need to use DB2 products for Linux, UNIX, and Windows operating systems.

You can access the DB2 Information Center from one of the following locations:

The IBM website at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r7
An intranet server or local computer on which the DB2 Information Center is installed
Computers on which a IBM® data server client or DB2 server is installed, if one of the following is true:
- you have access to the internet and you did not modify the default location of the Information Center when you were installing the product, or
- you have installed the Information Center on an intranet server or on the same computer on which the product is installed, and, you modified the default location of the Information Center during the installation of the IBM data server client or DB2 server to point to that location.

Before you view the DB2 Information Center:

Optional: Displaying topics in your preferred language.
Optional: Setting up access to DB2 contextual help and documentation.

Procedure

To open the DB2 Information Center in a Web browser:
- Open the Web page at http://<host-name>:<port-number>/help/, where <host-name> represents the host name and <port-number> represents the port number on which the DB2 Information Center is available.
- Open the Web page at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r7
To start the DB2 Information Center on a computer on which the DB2 Information Center is installed:
1. On a Windows operating system, from the Start Menu click Start -► Programs -► IBM DB2 -► Information -► Information Center V9.7
2. Open the Web page at http://<host-name>:<port-number>/help/, where <host-name> represents the host name and <port-number> represents the port number on which the DB2 Information Center is installed.
To start the DB2 Information Center on a computer on which a IBM data server client or DB2 server is installed:
1. On a Windows operating system, from the Start Menu click Start -► Programs -► IBM DB2-► <DB2 copy name> -► Information -► Information Center V9.7
2. From the command line prompt for any operating system on which the DB2 product is installed, issue the db2icdocs command.

Results

Note:

The DB2 Information Center choice is added to the Windows Start Menu as part of a IBM data server client or DB2 server installation only if the GUI tools are also installed. If the GUI tools have not been installed as part of a IBM data server client or DB2 server installation, you need to use the db2icdocs command to open the DB2 Information Center or point your Web browser to a location where the Information Center is available.
When using either of the above methods for starting the DB2 Information Center, the IBM data server client or DB2 server must be configured to point to a location where the Information Center is installed.