Starting instances (Linux, UNIX)

You might need to start or stop a Db2® database during normal business operations. For example, you must start an instance before you can perform some of the following tasks: connect to a database on the instance, precompile an application, bind a package to a database, or access host databases.

Before you begin

Before you start an instance on your Linux® or UNIX operating system:
  1. Log in with a user ID or name that has SYSADM, SYSCTRL, or SYSMAINT authority on the instance; or log in as the instance owner.
  2. Run the startup script as follows, where INSTHOME is the home directory of the instance you want to use: 
       . INSTHOME/sqllib/db2profile      (for Bourne or Korn shell)
   source INSTHOME/sqllib/db2cshrc   (for C shell)

Procedure

To start the instance:
  • From the command line, enter the db2start command. The Db2 database manager applies the command to the current instance.
  • From IBM® Data Studio, open the task assistant for starting the instance.