Note: If you have a computer with a IBM® data server client installed,
you can activateDB2 Connect™ Personal Edition by
registering your DB2 Connect Personal Edition license
to that computer.
Setting
up
DB2 Connect Personal Edition is
a multi-step process. This topic discusses the typical steps required
to install and configure
DB2 Connect Personal Edition.
- Determine how you want to use DB2
Connect in
your network.
- Verify that you have the correct hardware and software prerequisites
on both your workstation and the IBM mainframe database server.
- Verify that your IBM mainframe
database server is configured to accept connections from DB2
Connect.
- Install your DB2
Connect software.
You will use this workstation to configure and verify your IBM mainframe connections.
- After installation, establish the connection between DB2
Connect and
your IBM mainframe
database system.
DB2
Connect can
locate and configure all TCP/IP connections for you. For details,
see the topic about validating IBM Data
Server Driver Package (Windows)
installation.
- Bind the programs and utilities provided with DB2
Connect to
your IBM mainframe
database.
Note: This
step is not required with IBM Data
Server Driver Package (DS Driver). For larger client packages, rebinding
is required with each Fix Pack upgrade.
- Test the IBM mainframe
connection.
You are now ready to use
DB2
Connect with
all your applications.
DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows