About this task
To perform an installation from the workstation where the DB2 product will be installed:
Before you begin
Before you begin the installation, ensure that:
- Your system meets all of the memory, hardware, and software requirements
to install your DB2® product.
Procedure
- Connect to the shared directory of the network drive or
DVD drive containing the DB2 installation
files by entering the following command from the command prompt:
net use x: \\computer_name\directory_sharename /USER:domain\username
where:
- x: represents the shared directory on
the local drive.
- computer_name represents the computer
name of the remote server where the DB2 installation
files are located.
- directory_sharename represents the share
name of the directory on the network drive or DVD drive where the DB2 installation files are located.
- domain represents the domain where the
account is defined.
- username represents a user that has
access to this system.
For example, to use the remote
db2prods directory,
which was shared as
DB2_Installation_Images and is
located on the remote server
Server, as the local
x: drive,
enter the following command:
net use x: \\Server\DB2_Installation_Images
Depending
on how security is set up across your network, you might have to specify
the
/USER parameter.
- Enter the setup command as follows:
setup -u response_file
where response_file represents
the full path and file name of the response file to use. If
you are using a response file that was created using the response
file generator, ensure that all the instance profiles are located
in the same drive and directory as the response file that you specify.
- Check the messages in the log file when the installation
finishes. For information about errors encountered during installation,
review the installation log file located in the My Documents\DB2LOG\ directory.
The log file uses the following format: DB2-ProductAbrrev-DateTime.log,
for example, DB2-ESE-Tue Apr 04 17_04_45 2007.log.
What to do next
If you want your DB2 product
to have access to DB2 documentation
either on your local computer or on another computer on your network,
you must install the DB2 Information
Center.