Preinstall the Db2® database
system if necessary before you run the IBM®
InfoSphere® Information Server installation
program.
About this task
To preinstall Db2 before
you run the InfoSphere Information Server installation
program, run the Db2 database
system installation program that is included in the InfoSphere Information Server installation
media. To learn what Db2 installation
packages are included with your InfoSphere Information Server installation
package, see the system requirements on the product support site at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10795153. Preinstall
the Db2 database system in the
following situations:
- To use an existing installation of Db2 Enterprise
Server Edition Version 10.5, rather than the one that can be installed
with InfoSphere Information Server
- To build a Db2 database
cluster or high availability disaster recovery (HADR) architecture
for high availability
Procedure
- Obtain a Db2 database
system installation package from IBM.
On the installation media, the Db2 database
system installation packages are in the following directories:
Operating system |
Directory |
AIX® |
installable_image_directory/payloads/Shared/DB2/payload |
Linux |
installable_image_directory/payloads/Shared/DB2/payload |
Windows |
installable_image_directory\payloads\Shared\DB2\payload |
- Install the Db2 database
system as described in the Db2 database
system documentation:
- Optional: If you are using Db2 diagnostics, run the following command to
set the Db2 Database Monitor
Heap size to 192 or greater:
db2 update dbm cfg using MON_HEAP_SZ 192 immediate
Restart Db2 for changes to take effect.
Note: The Db2 Database Monitor Heap is used
for various database event monitors and snapshots. These monitoring
tools do not work under the default size setting.
What to do next
Prepare your database system for repository tier databases.
See Setting up an existing installation of Db2 database software.