Use the following table to quickly find the information you need.
| If you want to... | Refer to... | Required Reading? |
|---|---|---|
| Understand the different options for deploying DB2 Connect in your network, | Chapter 1. "About DB2 Connect". | Optional. |
| Confirm that your system meets the DB2 Connect software and hardware prerequisites, | "Software Requirements" and "Disk Requirements". | Recommended. |
| Install DB2 Connect, | the installation chapter for your environment and your workstation's
operating system:
| Required. |
| Create SNA connections to DRDA databases, | the chapter that applies to your workstation's operating system and
SNA communications subsystem:
| Required. |
| Modify how DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition communicates with DB2 clients, | Chapter 25. Using the Control Center to Configure Server Communications or Chapter 26. Using the Command Line Processor to Configure the DB2 Connect Server to Accept Clients. | Required. |
| Install and configure DB2 clients, | Chapter 27. Installing DB2 Clients. | Required. |
| Use the DB2 components, | Chapter 36. Getting Started with DB2 Universal Database. | Recommended. |
| Control access, authentication, passwords, and user ID or username management, | Working with the System Administrative Group. | Recommended. |
| Use clients, | Chapter 39. Running Your Own Applications. | Recommended. |
| Bind applications and utilities to DB2 for MVS/OS390, DB2 for AS/400, or DB2 for VM & VSE to give applications access to host data, | Binding Database Utilities. | Required by you or your database administrator. |
| Set up a DB2 Call Level Interface or ODBC environment to enable ODBC applications such as Lotus Approach to access DB2 data, | Running CLI/ODBC Programs. | Recommended if you will use this function. |
| Use the DB2 Command Center or the DB2 command line processor to enter SQL statements or DB2 commands interactively, | Chapter 40. Entering DB2 Commands and SQL Statements. | Recommended. |
| Prepare DRDA hosts to accept connections from DB2 Connect, | Chapter 49. Configuring DRDA Hosts for DB2 Connect. | Recommended for your DRDA and network administrators. |
| Configure TCP/IP connections to DB2 for OS/390 databases, | Configuring TCP/IP for DB2 for OS/390 | |
| Print or view online documentation, | Printing the PostScript Books or Viewing Online Books. | Recommended. |
| Learn about last-minute changes to the product, | The Installation Notes that are on the CD-ROM or the Release Notes that are installed with the products. | Recommended. |