Configure IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor to use DB2 database on Linux, UNIX, and Windows operating systems

To configure IBM® Sterling Control Center Monitor to use DB2® database on Linux®, UNIX, and Windows operating systems, you need to specify database connection details.

Specify database connection details for the two different IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor database using one of the following methods:
  • On Windows operating systems - Either as part of the installation or later when configCC is run, you can specify the database connection details for the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor database.
  • On Linux and UNIX operating systems - After you install IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor, when you run configCC, you can specify the database details for the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor database.
Important: Ensure you have the correct database version and supported JDBC drive files. For more information, see Detailed System Requirements.
Provide the following database connection information when you are configuring IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor to use DB2 database:
DB connection information Description More information

Database Host Name

    

Database port

The port number on which the database server listens

Ensure that the database server is listening on this database port.

From the server where you are installing IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor, try establishing a “telnet” connection to the database host and port using the following command:

telnet <<dbhost>> <<dbPort>>

Database User ID

    

Database password for the DB User

    

Database Name

    

JDBC Drivers

db2jcc4.jar and db2jcc_license_cu.jar

Copy these drivers to the server where IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor will be installed.

These files are typically in<<DB2 installation location>>/java folder.