Testing the Database Connection in a UNIX Environment

Use the following procedure to test the database connection in a UNIX environment.

To test the database connection on the UNIX platform

1. Open a UNIX shell.

2. Go to the SIEBSRVR_ROOT directory, that is, the directory in which the Siebel Server is installed.

3. Enter the following command:

   DB2 connect to database_alias user database_userID using database_password

   where:

   • database_alias is the database alias you created using DB2

   • database_userID and database_password are an authorized user ID and its associated password on the DB2 host.

   If your connection is valid, database connection information appears.