Installing and Configuring DB2 Clients

Chapter 5. Installing DB2 Clients on Windows 3.x Operating Systems

This section contains the information you need to install the DB2 Client Application Enabler or the DB2 Software Developer's Kit on Windows 3.x operating systems.

If you are planning to support only local communications from a WIN-OS/2 session to an OS/2 server, it is recommended that you use the local Windows Support supplied with the DB2 for OS/2 server, and do not install the Windows 3.x Client Application Enabler. Refer to the Quick Beginnings for OS/2 manual to install Windows support on your OS/2 server.

Note:

If you have a previous version of the DB2 Client Application Enabler for Windows 3.x installed on your system, it is recommended that you back it up before beginning this installation procedure.

To install the DB2 Client Application Enabler or the DB2 Software Developer's Kit on Windows 3.x:

1. Insert the appropriate CD-ROM into the drive:

   • To install the DB2 Client Application Enabler, use the DB2 Client Application Enablers CD-ROM containing the Window 3.x client.

   • To install the DB2 Software Developer's Kit, use the Software Developer's Kit CD-ROM.

2. To begin the installation program enter:

      x:\db2\windows\language\install\install.exe
   

   where x: represents your CD-ROM drive and where language is the two-character country code that represents your language (for example, EN for English). Table 23 lists the codes for each available language.

   The Install window opens.
   

   
   

3. Indicate whether or not you want to update the autoexec.bat file as part of the installation.

   Note:

   The config.sys file will not be modified by the installation.

   • If you want the autoexec.bat file updated, check that the Update CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT check box is selected, then click on OK. A backup copy, called autoexec.bak, is created in the same directory as your autoexec.bat file. This is the recommended method.

   • If you do not want the autoexec.bat file updated, clear the Update CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT check box. You will need to manually update your autoexec.bat file with the values that are stored in the autoexec.add file.
     

     The Overwrite files check box is selected by default, it is recommend that you do not change this setting.

4. Click on OK to continue. The Install - directories window opens.
   
   

5. Select the components that you want to install.

6. In the File directory field, type the directory where you want the product installed. The default directory is c:\sqllib.
   

   If you are installing the DB2 Client Application Enabler for Windows 3.x on an OS/2 system that already has the Version 5 DB2 Client Application Enabler for OS/2 installed, enter the same directory in the File directory field as the DB2 Client Application Enabler for OS/2. This will merge the two DB2 directories together, allowing tools like the Client Configuration Assistant to be used to configure clients to access a remote DB2 database for both Windows 3.x and OS/2 applications.

7. Click on the Disk space push button to see how much space you have on the selected drive.

8. Click on the Install push button to start the installation. A progress window appears until the installation is complete.

   You can click on the Stop push button at any time to exit the installation program.

9. Click on the Exit push button to end the installation.

10. Once you have completed the installation, restart your WIN-OS/2 session before using the DB2 for Windows 3.x Client Application Enabler.

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