Installation of IBM DB2

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To create an IBM® Security Verify Directory instance with a DB2® database configured with it, a supported version of DB2 Server product must be installed on your computer.

The DB2 Server software is available from IBM Fix Central. The DB2 Standard Edition and High Capacity Activation Keys are available from Passport Advantage. Postinstallation of DB2, when you run IBM Security Verify Directory installation, the property file (ldapdb.properties) is updated with the details of the supported DB2 information.

If your computer contains multiple supported versions of DB2 installed on it, you can use one of the supported DB2 installations and configure with your directory server instance. For more information about the updating the ldapdb.properties file, see Updating the ldapdb.properties file manually.

You must meet the DB2 prerequisites before you run DB2 installation. To verify whether your computer meets the DB2 prerequisites check, run the db2prereqcheck command. If any packages are missing on your computer, you must update your computer for the required packages.

To install DB2 Server product on AIX® and Linux®, you can use the db2_install command and on Windows, use the setup.exe command.

For example, on AIX:
./db2_install -f NOPCMK -f NOTSAMP -y -p SERVER -b /opt/IBM/db2/V11.5
Where,
  • /opt/IBM/db2/V11.5 is the db2install_path
On Linux where /opt/ibm/db2/V11.5 is the db2install_path
./db2_install -f NOPCMK -f NOTSAMP -y -p SERVER -b /opt/ibm/db2/V11.5
Where,
  • /opt/ibm/db2/V11.5 is the db2install_path
After you install DB2 Server product, you must apply theDB2 Standard Edition, and High Capacity Activation Keys (licenses) manually to use the DB2® product features. Follow the steps in the topic Applying DB2 licenses in the DB2 IBM Documentation.
Run the following command:
db2install_path\adm\db2licm -a filename
Where,
  • db2install_path is the installation path.
  • filename is the full path name and file name for the license file.
For example, 
db2install_path/adm/db2licm -a <db2_activation_part_extract_path>/std_o/db2/license/db2std_o.lic
db2install_path/adm/db2licm -a <db2_activation_part_extract_path>/hc/db2/license/db2hc.lic
Run the db2licm -l command to verify the DB2 product license information: 
db2install_path/adm/db2licm -l

After the DB2 installation, check the /tmp/db2_install_log.XXXXX file to verify that the installation was successful. The XXXXX is a random number that is associated with the installation.

For more information about DB2 prerequisites and DB2 installation, see the DB2 product documentation at IBM Db2 documentation.