Db2 Database Support; System Requirements; Installing And Configuring The Database - IBM Netfinity 7100 User's Reference Manual

• If support for DB2 database export is being installed, see "DB2 database
support".
• If support for Lotus Notes database export is being installed, see "Lotus Notes
database support" on page 41.
• If support for ODBC database export is being installed, see "ODBC database
support" on page 42.

DB2 database support

Support for DB2 database export is automatically configured during installation of
the Netfinity Manager. However, the database system itself must be configured.
Instructions for configuring the database follow.
A raw data dump to a file is also available and will run without a database.

System requirements

Netfinity Manager DB2 database export is supported on systems running Netfinity
Manager for OS/2, Netfinity Manager for Windows 95, Netfinity Manager for
Windows 98, and Netfinity Manager for Windows NT. For more information about
supported version numbers refer to Table 3 on page 46.
Attention:
Using Netfinity Manager database support with systems running unsupported
versions of DB2 or the DB2 Client might cause unpredictable results and might halt
the system.
See the DB2 Installation Guide for general requirements and supported protocols.

Installing and configuring the database

The following information describes the steps to install and configure the DB2
database.
If your primary system is OS/2, refer to "Installing the database on OS/2" on
Note:
page 37.
1. Start a DB2 command window.
Note: If it is not already running, start the DB2 database manager.
2. Type the following command:
DB2 CREATE
where
• databasename is the name of the database
• d is the drive where the database is created
3. Press Enter.
4. Next, you must configure the tables for ODBC database support. For information
on configuring the database for ODBC, refer to "ODBC database configuration"
on page 43. For information on creating the tables, refer to "Creating the Netfinity
Manager tables" on page 44.
5. Finally, you must bind the database. For information on binding the database,
refer to "Activating the database".
Installing the database on OS/2:
ON
databasename d
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