Sample Steps for DB2® Administration Client Configuration on Windows

The following illustrates some sample steps you may wish to follow when configuring your DB2® connectivity using the Administration client on Microsoft Windows. For full details, refer to the DB2® manual Install/Use DB2® Clients for xxx where xxx is your operating system. The following steps assume you are installing the administration client for the server machine running on Windows and using TCP/IP.

  1. Install the DB2® Administration Client software.
  2. Using the DB2® Client Configuration Assistant, follow the steps to configure your client for connectivity to a DB2® server.
  3. Verify connectivity to DB2® from Domino® by running the ndctest.exe program found in the Domino® program directory. This program will prompt you for the database name or database alias, userid, and password.