Netfinity Manager Database Support; Db2 Database Support; System Requirements; Installing And Configuring The Database - IBM 86655RY - Netfinity 7600 - 8665 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Netfinity Manager database support

DB2 database support

Netfinity Manager supports the collection and export of a vast amount of system-
specific data to a Netfinity Manager database.
Netfinity Manager databases can be created on database management systems using
DB2®, Lotus Notes®, or Microsoft SQL. Microsoft SQL is supported through open
database connectivity (ODBC), and is available on systems running Netfinity
Manager for OS/2, Windows 95, or Windows NT. If the system supports ODBC, the
user can access and export DB2 data through ODBC as well. Once support for one or
more of these databases has been installed along with Netfinity Manager, data can be
exported from these Netfinity Manager services:
• Alert Manager
• Software Inventory
• System Information Tool
• System Profile
• System Monitor
Information on how to install and configure support for database export follows.
• 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 109.
• If support for ODBC database export is being installed, see "ODBC database
support" on page 111.
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 18 on page 114 and Table 19 on page 115.
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.
Note: If your primary system is OS/2, refer to "Installing the database on OS/2" on
page 106.
1. Start a DB2 command window.
Note: If it's not already running, start the DB2 database manager.
2. Type the following command:
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