This task describes how to install DB2 Connect™ Personal Edition on Windows operating systems using
the DB2 Setup wizard. Alternatively, you can
install DB2 Connect Personal Edition using
the response file method. Installing IBM® Data
Server Driver Package (DS Driver) and then applying the DB2 Connect Personal Edition license
is the preferred alternative to the process listed below. Refer to IBM data server client types for
details.
Before you begin
Before you launch the
DB2 Setup wizard:
- Ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
- Hardware and software requirements
- Disk and memory requirements
- If you are installing on Windows and
intend to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), you must
extend the directory schema.
- It is recommended that you use an Administrator account to perform
the installation. The Administrator account must belong to the local
administrator's group on the Windows computer
where you are installing your DB2® database
product and should have the following advanced user rights:
- Act as part of the operating system
- Create token object
- Increase quotas
- Replace a process level token
You can perform the installation without advanced user rights,
but the setup program might be unable to validate accounts.
- If you want to install DB2
Connect with a non-Administrator account, refer to the topic, "Non-Administrator
installation of DB2 Connect (Windows)".
Procedure
- To install DB2 Connect Personal Edition using
the DB2 Setup wizard:
- Log on to the system as a user with administrator authority.
- Close all programs so the installation program can update
files as required.
- If you have a computer with a IBM data server client installed,
you can activate DB2 Connect Personal Edition by
registering your DB2 Connect Personal Edition license
to that computer. To install DB2 Connect Personal Edition by
running the setup program, follow the remaining
steps.
- Insert the DVD into the drive. The
auto-run feature automatically starts the DB2 Setup wizard.
The DB2 Setup wizard will determine the system
language, and launch the setup program for that language. If you want
to run the setup program in a different language, or the setup program
failed to auto-start, you can run the DB2 Setup wizard
manually.
- The DB2 Launchpad opens. From this
window, you can view the installation prerequisites and the release
notes, or you can proceed directly to the installation.
- Once you have initiated the installation, proceed by
following the setup program's prompts. Online help is available to
guide you through the remaining steps. Click Help to
invoke the online help. You can click Cancel at
any time to end the installation.
A log file stores general information and error messages resulting
from the install and uninstall activities. The file name of the log
follows the format DB2-Product Abrreviation-Date
Time.log, such as DB2-CLIENT-10-06-2006_17_23_42.log.
By default, the log file is located in the My Documents\DB2LOG directory.
- To invoke the DB2 Setup wizard manually:
- Click Start and select the Run option.
- In the Open field, enter the
following command:
x:\setup /i language
where:
- x: represents your DVD drive
- language represents the territory code for
your language (for example, EN for English).
- Click OK.
If you want your DB2 database
product to have access to DB2 documentation
either on your local computer or on another computer on your network,
then you must install the DB2 Information
Center. The DB2 Information
Center contains documentation for DB2 database
systems and related products.