Installing Db2 Spatial Extender using the Db2 Setup wizard (Windows)

You can use the Db2 Setup wizard to install Db2 Spatial Extender on Windows operating systems as part of a Db2 installation.

Before you begin

Before you start the Db2 Setup wizard:
  • Ensure that your system meets installation, memory, and disk requirements.
  • You must have a local Administrator user account with the recommended user rights to perform the installation. In Db2 database servers with single-partition databases where LocalSystem can be used as the DAS and Db2 instance user, a non-administrator user with elevated privileges can perform the installation.
    Note: If a non-Administrator user account is going to do the product installation, then the VS2010 runtime library must be installed before attempting to install a Db2 database product. The VS2010 runtime library is needed on the operating system before the Db2 database product can be installed. The VS2010 runtime library is available from the Microsoft runtime library download website. There are two choices: choose vcredist_x86.exe for 32-bit systems or vcredist_x64.exe for 64-bit systems.
  • You should close all programs so that the installation program can update any files on the computer without requiring a reboot.
  • For installations from a virtual drive, you must map the network drive to a Windows drive letter. The Db2 Setup wizard does not support installation from a virtual drive or an unmapped network drive (such as \\hostname\sharename in Windows Explorer).

About this task

This task is part of the larger task of Setting up and installing Db2 Spatial Extender.

Procedure

To install Db2 Spatial Extender as part of a Db2 server or IBM® data server client:

  1. Log on to the system with the local Administrator account that you have identified for the Db2 installation.
  2. If you have the Db2 database product DVD, insert it into the drive. If enabled, the autorun feature automatically starts the Db2 Setup Launchpad. If the autorun does not work, use Windows Explorer to browse the Db2 database product DVD and double-click the setup icon to start the Db2 Setup Launchpad.
  3. If you downloaded the Db2 database product from Passport Advantage®, run the executable file to extract the Db2 database product installation files. Use Windows Explorer to browse the Db2 installation files and double-click the setup icon to start the Db2 Setup Launchpad.
  4. Review installation prerequisites and the release notes from the Db2 Setup launchpad for late-breaking information, or you can proceed directly to the installation.
  5. Click Install a Product and the Install a Product window displays the products available for installation.
  6. Install Spatial Extender by using one of the following options:
    • To create a new Db2 copy with Spatial Extender, click Install New to start the installation. Select the installation type as custom to include the Spatial Extender as part of the installation. Proceed through the installation following the Db2 Setup wizard prompts.
    • To install Spatial Extender on an existing Db2 copy, click Work with Existing. Select the installation type as custom to include the Spatial Extender as part of the installation. Proceed through the installation following the Db2Setup wizard prompts.
    After the installation is complete, look for any warning or error messages in the identified log file.

What to do next

After you install Db2 Spatial Extender, create a Db2 instance in new Db2 copies, and then verify that the installation was successful.