Getting Started with DB2 Express-C
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44 <strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C<br />
For Windows, the user account must belong to the Administrators group on the machine<br />
where you will perform the installation. Alternatively, on Windows 2008, Windows Vista, or<br />
higher, a non-administrator can perform an installation, but will be prompted for<br />
administrative credentials by the <strong>DB2</strong> Setup wizard.<br />
The installation user ID must belong to the Domain Administrators group on the domain if<br />
the installation requires a domain account to be created or verified.<br />
You may also use the built-in Local System account to run the installation, though it is not<br />
recommended. A Local System account does not require a password, but it cannot access<br />
network resources.<br />
The user account must also have the user right to "Access this computer from the<br />
network".<br />
Note:<br />
See a video presentation about <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C installation at this link. Although this<br />
presentation demonstrates <strong>DB2</strong> 9.5, it is no different from a <strong>DB2</strong> 9.7 installation, other than<br />
the color of the installation panels:<br />
http://www.channeldb2.com/video/video/show?id=807741:Video:4442<br />
3.3 Installation wizard<br />
Although there are several methods to install <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C, the easiest method is to use<br />
the GUI-based <strong>DB2</strong> Installation wizard. After downloading and uncompressing the <strong>DB2</strong><br />
<strong>Express</strong>-C image, you can launch the wizard as follows:<br />
• Windows: Execute the setup.exe file located in the EXP/image/ directory<br />
• Linux: Execute the db2setup command located in the exp/disk1/ directory<br />
<strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C is straightforward to install by following the instructions in the <strong>DB2</strong><br />
installation wizard. In most cases, the default settings are sufficient, so all you need to do is<br />
accept the license, click the Next button until the “Finish” button is active, and then click the<br />
Finish button. After a few minutes, your installation is complete and <strong>DB2</strong> will be up and<br />
running!
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