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Add the Client Instance Registry Variable
After connecting to the server as DB2 instance owner, you can configure the DB2 registry variables on the
vCenter Server.
Prerequisites
Before you add the registry variables, perform the following tasks:
Configure an IBM DB2 database user and group.
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Add the database instance registry variables.
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Make sure that the DB2 runtime client is installed on the Windows machine that will host vCenter Server.
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If the database server and the vCenter Server are running on the same machine, you don't have to install
the runtime client separately.
Procedure
1 Open a DB2 Command window or Command Line Processor (CLP) as the DB2 instance owner.
On Microsoft Windows, select Start > IBM DB2 > DB2Copy1 > Command Line Tools > Command
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Window.
On Linux or UNIX, open a terminal and switch your user to the DB2 instance owner.
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2 To configure the vSphere Client to behave as a Unicode application, set the
to 1208.
db2set DB2CODEPAGE=1208
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Server, you need to run the db2set command after connecting to the database server (which is the same
as the vCenter Server host).
What to do next
Create the DB2 database, including all necessary buffer pools, table spaces, and privileges.
Use a Script to Create a DB2 Database
When you use a DB2 database with vCenter Server, the database must have certain buffer pools, table spaces,
and privileges. To simplify the process of creating the database, you can run a DB2 script.
Prerequisites
Before you create the database, perform the following tasks:
Configure an IBM DB2 database user and group.
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Add the database instance registry variables.
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Add the client instance registry variable.
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