Installing and configuring DB2
Depending on which version of DB2 you want to install, you install DB2 either before installing the BigFix server or at the same time:
- DB2 V10.5 Enterprise Server Edition / V11.5 GA / 11.5.4 / 11.5.5 /
11.5.6 / 11.5.7 / 11.5.8 Standard Edition: if you want to install the
Enterprise Server Edition you must install this version of DB2 before installing the
BigFix server. Note: Starting from Patch 14, the DB2 Standard Edition V11.5 GA is also supported. For more details, see BigFix Server - Support for DB2 11.5 GA.Note: Starting from Patch 17, the DB2 Standard Edition V11.5.4 / V11.5.5 / V11.5.6 / V11.5.7 / V11.5.8 are also supported.
- If DB2 V10.5 Enterprise Server Edition / V11.5 GA / 11.5.4
/ 11.5.5 / 11.5.6 / 11.5.7 / 11.5.8 Standard Edition is installed locally:
- Ensure that the DB2 instance is up and running and that the DB2 administrative
server is started. If you configured DB2 to use the default user names, run the
following commands:
su - db2inst1 db2start exit
- You can also verify that the DB2 instance is running by checking that the
db2sysc
process is active using the following command:ps -ef | grep db2sysc
- Ensure that the DB2 instance is up and running and that the DB2 administrative
server is started. If you configured DB2 to use the default user names, run the
following commands:
- If DB2 V10.5 Enterprise Server Edition / V11.5 GA / 11.5.4
/ 11.5.5 / 11.5.6 / 11.5.7 / 11.5.8 Standard Edition is installed remotely:
- Install a DB2 V10.5 / V11.5 GA / 11.5.4 / 11.5.5 /
11.5.6 / 11.5.7 / 11.5.8 client on the workstation from where you run the
BigFix server
installation. The actual product you need to install is IBM Data Server Client and
its product identifier is "db2client". The port of the remote DB2 database (default
50000) must be reachable by the workstation where the installation is running. No
additional DB2 configurations (such as the catalog of the remote database) are
required. Note:To use a remote database for BigFix, ensure you provide the following information in the installation procedure:
- The remote DB2 node
- The DB2 port number
- The user name of the local DB2 instance owner for the remote DB2 client and the remote DB2 server.
Important: The DB2 instance names used to install the BES Root Server cannot contain the following special characters:To install the DB2 client you can run the installation wizard or the silent installation with a response file. For additional details, see Installation methods for IBM data server clients.blanks, tabs (
\t
), returns (\n
) and; & | " ' < >
.The DB2 password used to install the BES Root Server cannot contain the following special characters:
blanks, tabs (
\t
), returns (\n
) and $ " ; `. - On the remote DB2, ensure that the DB2 instance is up and running and that the DB2
administrative server is started. If you configured DB2 to use the default user
names, run the following commands:
su - db2inst1 db2start exit
- Install a DB2 V10.5 / V11.5 GA / 11.5.4 / 11.5.5 /
11.5.6 / 11.5.7 / 11.5.8 client on the workstation from where you run the
BigFix server
installation. The actual product you need to install is IBM Data Server Client and
its product identifier is "db2client". The port of the remote DB2 database (default
50000) must be reachable by the workstation where the installation is running. No
additional DB2 configurations (such as the catalog of the remote database) are
required.
- If DB2 V10.5 Enterprise Server Edition / V11.5 GA / 11.5.4
/ 11.5.5 / 11.5.6 / 11.5.7 / 11.5.8 Standard Edition is installed locally:
- DB2 V10.5 Workgroup Server Edition: This is the DB2 version included in the BigFix installation package. Depending
on the BigFix installation
package you download, you can install this version of DB2 either before installing the
BigFix server by following the
previous steps or together with the BigFix server installation after
downloading it. You download it to the local workstation where you want to install the
BigFix server. During the
BigFix server installation,
you must provide the following information:
- DB2 Setup Location
- The path where you downloaded the DB2. The default is
../wser/db2setup
. - DB2 Administrative User Password
- The password of the DB2 Administrative user. When setting this password, use only ASCII characters.
For information about database requirements, see Installation requirements for DB2 database products and Database requirements.