Product setup roadmap

An overview of the tasks that are required for setting up and configuring IBM® Db2® Data Management Console .

Before you begin

About this task

Use the setup roadmap to get a high-level overview of the IBM Db2 Data Management Console setup and configuration process.

Procedure

To set up and configure IBM Db2 Data Management Console:

  1. Download IBM Db2 Data Management Console.
  2. Create a repository database.
  3. Run the setup program.
  4. Log in to IBM Db2 Data Management Console as the default administrative user and configure the product.
    1. Configure the repository database.
      The repository database provides extended product features and enables historical monitoring by storing historical database metrics.
    2. Add databases to monitor and manage.
      You can manually add databases one-by-one, discover existing databases on your servers, or import CSV files with database connection information.
    3. Configure the default monitoring profile or add monitoring profiles.
      To take advantage of the console features you must configure your monitoring profile to persist data, and enable other features.
    4. Add product users.
      Add product user IDs with the role of administrator or user.