DB2 Installation Notes

Warning: I am not a DB2 expert. This web page contains my notes trying to get
DB2 installed from a developers view point and not for PRODUCTION.
Win 2000 Professional (DB2 UD v7.2 EE and DE
Product: DB2 UD EE v7.2 (UD=Universal Database, EE=Enterprise Edition)
Product: DB2 UD Personal Developer's Edition 7.2
Login to the Computer as the "Administrator" (Windows).
Warning: If you don't have another user who has administrator rights go
ahead and create one for safety reasons. I have had memory dumps occur when you
login as the person who installed DB2. I then had to sign in as another admini
strator and uninstall DB2, then run a registry cleaner like Norton. May have ju
st been a problem with my environment.
Modules
DB2 Enterprise Edition (install) - DB2 server. Also has a admin too
l.
DB2 Application Development Environment (install)- client tools for
the developer.
DB2 Administrative Client - graphical tools that allow an administra
tor to access multiple DB2 servers from a single workstation.
Default install directory: c:\program files\sqllib
Space required: 646 MB
If DB2 has been installed on your machine, you may want to do a full Uni
nstall of DB2. I have notes at the bottom.
db2admin User - Next the install looks for the user "db2admin" - this ma
y take some time.
Note: DB2 will create the user if it doesn't exist.
Note: If you are having problems with the install, you may want to crea
te the user "db2admin", place him in the "Administrators" group, and Grant him "
full control" to the "C" drive prior to installing DB2. At least make sure that
"Administrators" group has "full control" of the "C" drive.
Permissions - Make sure that the group "Administrators" (not "Admini
strator") has "full control" permissions of "C:\" drive.
Right click on "C" drive, Properties, Security
If the group "Administrators" (not Administrator) is not listed,
then Add them.
Make sure the group "Administrators" has "Full Control" for the
permissions.
Also, make sure that the owner is "Administrator" (not Administr
ators).
Click "Advanced", "Permissions" Tab, select "Administrators", cl
ick "Owner" Tab, make sure that the owner is "Administrator" (not Administrators
).
Make sure that the password does not expire!!! Your DB2 system
will crash and the errors don't point to an expired password.
Reboot your machine.
Errors I've encountered with permissions problems.
During install: Severe: Creation of the SATCTLDB database faile
d.
Create Sample Database: Can't access "c:\"
Error about user doesn't have rights etc......
DB2 Admin's Username & Password
Default username used by Control Center Server to login: db2admin
For learning purposes, the common password is: db2admin
During install, DB2 will help create this user for you if it doesn't exi
st.
Reboot machine after DB2 install.
First Steps (DB2 Install): Create the Sample Databases
Next click "Create Sample Datbases".
 Errors I've encountered.
The database alias "SAMPLE" already exists in either the local d
atabase directory or system database directory.
SQL1013N The database alias name or database name "SAMPLE" could
not be found. SQLSTATE=42705
Solution: Follow the "Complete Uninstall of DB2" listed belo
w. Then re-install DB2.
(Note: One of my readers said he still had the problem until
he droped the DB.)
Just go to a command window and run the following commands:
db2cmd
db2 catalog db sample
db2 drop db sample
exit
First Steps (DB2 Install): Works With Sample Databases
Click down the tree to see the Sample Database. Ex: Computer Name,
Instances, DB2, Databases. Then you should see SAMPLE.
Control Center - GUI to manage Databases and Tables
Command Center - GUI to execute SQL scripts and commands.
Complete Uninstall of DB2
Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs.
Choose "Yes" to allow the Wizard to shut down the services.
Delete the directory: "c:\Program files\SQLLIB"
Make sure directories in "c:\" that start with DB2 have been removed.
DB2
DB2CTLSV
DB2LOG
Now, Reboot.