Introduction to DB2 9 installation method

There are roughly 4 ways to install DB2 9 data management software: "DB2 Installation Wizard, db2_install installation script, description of profile installation, pure manual installation", etc. The following are described separately:

DB2 Installation Wizard

In the Linux,unix,windows operating system environment, the Graphical Interface Wizard installation method, for the initial installation of DB2 9 users very practical. The Installation Wizard provides an Easy-to-use installation interface that simplifies the installation of database Performance tuning and optimization tasks. The installation Wizard can also be used to simply generate database instances and describe installation profiles, and in UNIX or Linux environments, the Installation Wizard relies on the support of the X Server software.

Db2_install Installation Script

This type of script installation can only be used in Linux or UNIX platform environments, and the Windows platform does not support scripting installation. This method is more granular in the control granularity of the installation process, but this installation cannot create database users and groups, create database instances, or configure after installation.

Describes a profile-mounted installation

The description configuration file is a text-formatted file that contains the steps required for DB2 9 installation and some column settings for the configuration, and DB2 9 setup will read the preset installation values in the description configuration file for installation. There are several ways to build an installation description profile:

1. You can use the description file Builder under Windows platform

2. Use the DB2 Installation Wizard to generate

3. The sample file provided in the product package is modified to obtain

This installation is advantageous to the DB2 client's distributed installation, for example, you can install a DB2 client first, after it is fully configured, the result generated a description configuration file, and then the similar client installation replication. You can also use the DB2CFEXP command to output the installation configuration profile files for DB2 client software and server-side software.

Pure manual Installation

This type of installation is recommended only by senior experts, requiring the installer to unpack and install parts from nearly 970 installation packages, and it is self-evident that it is not recommended for novice users to use.