DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Configuring db2cli.ini

The db2cli.ini file is an ASCII file which initializes the DB2® Call Level Interface (CLI) configuration.

About this task

Important: Distributed installation support using SMS is deprecated and might be removed in a future release. Microsoft has ended support of SMS. Starting with Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4, you can perform distributed installations of DB2 products using Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). For details, see the SCCM documentation at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc507089.aspx.

This file can be found in different directories depending on whether the ODBC Driver Manager is used, the type of data source names (DSN) used, and whether the DB2CLIINIPATH registry variable is set.

When the ODBC Driver Manager is used to configure a user DSN on Windows operating systems, the db2cli.ini file is created in Documents and Settings\User Name where User Name represents the name of the user directory.

You can use the DB2CLIINIPATH registry variable to specify a different location for the file.

In Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3 and later, the db2cli.ini.sample sample configuration file is shipped to help you get started. The location of the sample configuration file depends on your driver type and platform. For information about the location of the db2cli.ini.sample file, see the topic about the db2cli.ini file.

Procedure

If you need to use any specific CLI optimization values or CLI parameters:

On each IBM data server client workstation, use the db2cli.ini.sample file to create a customized db2cli.ini file that is suited to your needs.