IBM Netfinity 6000R User Reference Manual page 54

Installing and configuring the database
The following information describes the steps to install and configure the DB2
database.
Note:
Installing the database on OS/2:
Activating the database
The following information describes how to connect, bind, and grant privileges to the
database.
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If your primary system is OS/2, refer to "Installing the database on OS/2" on
page 40.
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
databasename
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 45. For information on creating the tables, refer to "Creating the Netfinity
Manager tables" on page 46.
5. Finally, you must bind the database. For information on binding the database,
refer to "Activating the database".
1. Insert the Netfinity Manager CD into the CD-ROM drive (in this example, drive
D; individual drive letters might be different).
2. Start an OS/2 window or full-screen session.
3. Make the CD-ROM drive the active drive.
Type D: and then press Enter.
4. Type the following command at the OS/2 prompt:
NETFINDB CREATE /DBNAME=
where databasename is the name of the database and d is the drive where the
database will be located.
Note: If any part of the database already exists, the utility program will create
only the portions of the database that are missing.
5. Press Enter.
1. Connecting to the Database
a. Start a DB2 command window.
b. Type the following command:
DB2 CONNECT TO
where databasename is the name of the database as specified in the database
installation step.
c. Press Enter.
2. Bind the package and the database
ON
d
/DRIVE=
databasename
databasename
d