1. Applications Installation Guide for UNIX with IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
  2. Cataloging for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Cataloging for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

You must catalog the DB2 for Linux, Windows, and UNIX databases on any machines that need to connect to the DB2 for Linux, Windows, and UNIX database server. For example, client machines, Deployment Server, or Enterprise Server (if different than database server. This procedure makes the databases known to the connecting machines.

From the machine where you want to catalog:

  1. Map a drive to the location where the DB2 for Linux, Windows, and UNIX database scripts reside; typically they are located in:

    \\<deployment_server>\E920\database

  2. Edit the catalog_db.bat file so that the variable values, such as instance name, as applicable to your installation. The catalog_db.bat file contains comments describing how to set the variables contained therein.

  3. Start the DB2 for Linux, Windows, and UNIX Command Window.

  4. Change directory to location where the DB2 for Linux, Windows, and UNIX database scripts reside.

  5. Run the catalog_db.bat batch file.