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Administering Connections V5.5Welcome to the IBM Connections V5.5 documentation. IBM Connections is social networking software designed for the workplace. Its features help you to establish dynamic networks that connect you to the people and information you need to achieve your business goals.
InstallingTo install IBM® Connections, you need to follow a detailed series of procedures.
Pre-installation tasksComplete the following tasks before installing IBM® Connections. If you are migrating from a prior release of IBM® Connections, do not complete the tasks for creating databases or populating the Profiles database. The migration process handles those tasks automatically.
Creating databasesCreate databases for the applications that you plan to install. You can use the database wizard or run the SQL scripts that are provided with IBM® Connections.
Creating DB2® databasesCreate databases using DB2®. You can use the database wizard or run the SQL scripts that are provided with IBM® Connections.
Configuring Unicode for DB2® databases You must configure each database used in the IBM® Connections deployment for Unicode. Configuration for Unicode must be set before Connections installation because it cannot be set after installation.

Configuring Unicode for DB2 databases

You must configure each database used in the IBM® Connections deployment for Unicode. Configuration for Unicode must be set before Connections installation because it cannot be set after installation.

Procedure

You must perform the following steps on each DB2® instance in the deployment:

Stop any WebSphere® server connected to the DB2 database you are configuring.
Log in to the DB2 server as the DB2 instance owner.
Open the DB2 command window.

Run the following commands:

db2set DB2CODEPAGE=1208
db2stop force
db2start

Run the following commands to check the new configuration:
```
db2set
```
This should return DB2CODEPAGE=1208. If not, it is not configured correctly and you should try Step 4 again.

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