To create the database instance

You should use the ARSDB program to create the instance.

The ARSDB program completes the following tasks to create the instance:
  • Updates the database configuration
  • Verifies the directories for the primary and archived log files
  • Creates a link to the database user exit program

    If the database user exit program encounters errors when copying files, it creates the db2uexit.err file in the temporary data directory. If this file exists, it usually means that you did not set the correct permissions for the log file directories or there is not enough free space to hold the archived log files. See your operating system documentation for information about increasing the size of a file system.

  • Creates a backup of the database
  • Builds the Content Manager OnDemand system tables and indexes

    The ARSDB program can build the Content Manager OnDemand system tables and indexes into a default table space or user-defined table spaces. If you want to use the default table space, continue with the instructions in this topic. If you want to use user-defined tables spaces, follow the instructions in Creating Content Manager OnDemand system tables into user-defined table spaces before continuing with the instructions in this topic.

  • Binds the database to Content Manager OnDemand

The ARSDB program creates the database using standard SQL commands. See the documentation provided with the database manager product for information about the SQL commands issued by the ARSDB program and messages printed at the console.