You can deploy your application with the IBM® Data
Server Client software,
the IBM Data Server Runtime Client software,
or the IBM Data
Server Driver Package software.
Before you begin
If you already have an IBM database
server software installed, it is not necessary to install a client
because the IBM database server
product provides all the capability that is in a client software.
If
you installed a prior version of an IBM data server client software,
first review topics that cover upgrade.
The IBM Data
Server Driver Package software is not part of the IBM Data
Server Client or IBM Data Server Runtime Client software. The IBM Data
Server Driver Package software is different, and it has its own installation
images. Use the appropriate installer package.
Before you install
a client software, you must determine what client software best suits
your needs. Also, locate the DVD or other installation image that
you need. You can download an image for a release or a fix pack from
the
IBM Support
Fix Central site. Your Windows user
account must be part of the Administrators group. If you want to use
a non-Administrator user account to install the IBM database software, you must install the VS2005
runtime library first. The VS2005 runtime library is available from
the Microsoft runtime library
download website. Choose the
vcredist_x86.exe file
for 32-bit systems or the
vcredist_x64.exe file
for 64-bit systems. Members of the Users group can install an
IBM data server client software
if a member of the Administrators group ensures that the installing
users have write permission for the following areas:
- The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE registry
branch
- The system directory (for example, c:\WINNT)
- The default installation path (C:\Program Files)
or another installation path
A
non-administrator can install fix packs if a non-administrator user
ID was used to install the client software. However, a non-administrator
cannot install fix packs if an Administrator user ID was used to install
the client software. You must check that your system meets all memory,
disk space, and installation requirements. The installation program
checks the disk space and basis system requirements, and notifies
you if there is a problem.
About this task
Restrictions
No
other IBM data server software
can be installed in the same path as the
IBM Data
Server Driver Package software.
In addition, the setup wizard fields
do not accept non-English characters.
You can install a maximum
of 16 copies of the Data
Server Driver Package software. You must install each copy in a different
directory.
If you are installing the IBM data server client software
on a machine where an older version of the IBM data server client software
is installed, you are presented with the option to install a new copy
or to upgrade the existingIBM data server client copy.
Installing a new copy preserves the existing IBM data server client copy
and installs a new IBM data server client copy.
Choosing to upgrade an existing IBM data server client copy
to a newer IBM data server client installation
causes the removal of existing IBM data server client copy.
If you are installing the IBM Data Server Runtime Client software, the installation program always installs
a new copy. To upgrade an existing IBM Data Server Runtime Client installation as a subsequent step, see the topics
on migration.
The IBM data server client software
installation does not include product documentation. For options for installing or accessing IBM Knowledge Center, see the related
links.
Procedure
To install any client software on a Windows operating system:
- Log on to the system with the user account that is part
of the Administrators group
- Optional: Shut down other programs that are
running on the computer.
- Choose the installation image based on your language support
requirement. Two installation images are available, which are based
on the supported languages. The en_US image is
for English support, while the ALL_Lang image
is for all other supported languages. Choose one of the following
options:
- If you received a DVD, insert it into the drive. The autorun
feature starts the setup wizard, which determines the system language
and starts the setup program for that language. You can run the setup
wizard in a language other than the default system language by manually
invoking the setup wizard and specifying a language code.
- If you downloaded an installation image, extract the file.
- To install a client software, choose one of the following
options.
- To install the IBM Data
Server Client software, click Install a Product from
the setup wizard and follow the prompts.
- To install the IBM Data Server Runtime Client, run the setup.exe command.
For setup command parameters, see the Related
Links.
- You can install multiple copies of the IBM Data Server Runtime Client software. To install a second copy of the IBM Data Server Runtime Client software, you can issue the following setup command:
setup /v" TRANSFORMS=:InstanceId2.mst MSINEWINSTANCE=1"
To
install each subsequent copy of the IBM Data Server Runtime Client software (up to a maximum of 16 copies), modify
the command by incrementing InstanceIdn,
for example:setup /v" TRANSFORMS=:InstanceId2.mst MSINEWINSTANCE=1"
- To install the IBM Data
Server Driver Package software, run the v10.5fpX_ntxYY_dsdriver_EN command.
The X represents the fix pack number value and
the YY represents either 32-bit or 64-bit release.
To
install a second copy of the
IBM Data
Server Driver Package software, you can use the following methods:
If just one copy of the IBM Data
Server Driver Package software is installed, the default installation
path is Program Files\IBM\IBM DATA SERVER DRIVER.
For additional copies, the default directory name is Program
Files\IBM\IBM DATA SERVER DRIVER_nn,
where nn is the number of copies that are installed
on that machine minus one. For example, if you install a second copy
on the same host, the default directory name is Program
Files\IBM\IBM DATA SERVER DRIVER_01.
Results
After
you complete the installation steps, the software is installed at
the location that you specified during the installation or the default
location. As part of the IBM Data
Server Client installation
procedure, an instance of the database manager is created. The instance is called DB2 if
there is no other instance called DB2. If you already
have an installed copy of IBM data
server software, the default instance is DB2_01.
For
a single copy, the default installation path of the IBM Data
Server Client software
and the IBM Data Server Runtime Client software is Program Files\IBM\sqllib.
If you install a second copy on the same machine, the default directory
name is sqllib_nn, where nn is
the number of copies that are installed on that machine minus one.
For
a single copy, the default installation path of the Data
Server Driver Package is Program Files\IBM\IBM DATA SERVER
DRIVER. If you install a second copy on the same machine,
the default directory name is IBM DATA SERVER DRIVER_nn,
where nn is the number of copies that are installed
on that machine minus one.
The default copy name of the IBM Data
Server Driver Package software is IBMDBCLn,
where n is the number of copies installed. The
default name of the first driver on a machine is IBMDBCL1. The default
name of the second driver on the machine is IBMDBCL2.
The default copy name of the IBM Data
Server Client or Data Server Runtime Client is DB2COPY1.
What to do next
- After you install the IBM Data
Server Driver Package software, you can optionally create the IBM data server driver configuration
file (db2dsdriver.cfg) and
populate it with database directory information.
- After you install the IBM data server client software,
the next step is to configure it to access remote IBM database servers.