Starting the Db2 Text Search instance service

Before you can create and search text indexes, you must start the Db2 Text Search instance service.

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To start the integrated Db2 Text Search instance service, enter the following command: 
	db2ts "START FOR TEXT"
To start the stand-alone text search server, run the startup script from the <ECMTS_HOME> directory:
  • On Windows: 
    <ECMTS_HOME>\bin\startup
  • On Linux® and UNIX: 
    <ECMTS_HOME>/bin/startup.sh
You can check the status of the Text Search server with the following command: 
db2ts "START FOR TEXT status"