DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
By default, DB2 products access the DB2 Information Center at the IBM Web site: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r7/. However, if you want to access the DB2 Information Center on an intranet server or on your own computer, you must install the DB2 Information Center.
This is the same DB2 Information Center that is distributed with DB2 database products. It comes with an installer and other programs that let you install the Information Center on your computer. The install program requires that you have administrative authority on your computer to complete the installation.
These packages allow you to run the DB2 Information Center on your computer if you do not have administrator or root authority. The Workstation version of the DB2 Information Center run in "stand-alone" mode; it cannot be accessed by other clients on your network. There are no services or daemons associated with this type of DB2 Information Center, therefore you must start and stop it manually. It also differs from the regular DB2 Information Center because it determines the locale from the computer's system locale, not from the browser.
You can install either of the DB2 Information Centers using the DB2 Information Center DVD found in your product Media Pack. Alternatively, you can download the DB2 Information Center installation image from https://www.ibm.com/services/forms/preLogin.do?lang=en_US&source=swg-dm-db297info.
| Internet access | Intranet access | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Access the DB2 Information Center at the IBM Web site, or access the DB2 Information Center installed on an intranet server. |
| Yes | No | Access the DB2 Information Center at the IBM Web site. |
| No | Yes | Access the DB2 Information Center installed on an intranet server. |
| No | No | Access the DB2 Information Center on a local computer, or access the stand-alone Workstation version of the DB2 Information Center.. |
The DB2 Information Center can be found on the Internet at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r7/index.jsp. If you configure your local DB2 installation to use this version of the DB2 Information Center, you will always be accessing the most up-to-date information about the DB2 product.
On Windows platforms, use the db2set command to configure the registry variables on your computer to access the DB2 Information Center from either the IBM Web site or from your computer. You can also change these variables through the DB2 GUI tools, if you have installed the DB2 GUI tools on your system.
After installing your DB2 product, you need to install the DB2 Information Center if you want to access DB2 documentation on this computer. Use the DB2 Information Center DVD in the media pack or the files that you downloaded from https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?lang=en_US&source=swg-dm-db297info to install the DB2 Information Center.
You may also choose to install a copy of the DB2 Information Center on an intranet server so that everyone on the intranet can have access to DB2 documentation without having to install the documentation on every machine.
Using a response file for product installation, you can configure every IBM® data server client to access the documentation on the intranet server. The response file should contain the configuration information necessary to access the DB2 Information Center using the host name and the port number of the DB2 Information Center on the intranet server. This configuration can also be done using the db2setup command and choosing a custom installation from any of the DB2 server or IBM data server client products.
DB2_DOCHOST is the registry variable used for the host name, and DB2_DOCPORT is the registry variable used for the port number. These values must match those set on the intranet server where the DB2 Information Center is installed.