– IBM Data Server Driver Package – DB2 Information Center v The DB2 Setup wizard fields do not accept non-English characters. v If you enable extended security on Windows Vista or Windows 2008, or higher, users must belong to the DB2ADMNS or DB2USERS group to run local DB2 commands and applications because of an extra security feature (User Access Control) that limits the privileges that local administrators have by default. If users do not belong to one of these groups, they will not have read access to local DB2 configuration or application data. Procedure
To start the DB2 Setup wizard: 1. Log on to the system with the local Administrator account that you have defined for the DB2 installation. 2. If you have the DB2 database product DVD, insert it into the drive. If enabled, the autorun feature automatically starts the DB2 Setup Launchpad. If the autorun does not work, use Windows Explorer to browse the DB2 database product DVD and double-click the setup icon to start the DB2 Setup Launchpad. 3. If you downloaded the DB2 database product from Passport Advantage®, run the executable file to extract the DB2 database product installation files. Use Windows Explorer to browse the DB2 installation files and double-click the setup icon to start the DB2 Setup Launchpad. 4. From the DB2 Setup launchpad, you can view installation prerequisites and the release notes, or you can proceed directly to the installation. You might want to review the installation prerequisites and release notes for late-breaking information. 5. Click Install a Product and the Install a Product window displays the products available for installation. If you have no existing DB2 database products installed on your computer, launch the installation by clicking Install New. Proceed through the installation following the DB2 Setup wizard prompts. If you have at least one existing DB2 database product installed on your computer, you can: v Click Install New to create a new DB2 copy. v Click Work with Existing to update an existing DB2 copy, to add function to an existing DB2 copy, upgrade an existing DB2 Version 9.5 and Version 9.7 copy, or to install an add-on product. 6. The DB2 Setup wizard determines the system language, and launch the setup program for that language. Online help is available to guide you through the remaining steps. To invoke the online help, click Help or press F1. You can click Cancel at any time to end the installation. 7. Sample panels when using the DB2 setup wizard lead you to the installation process. See the related links. Results
Your DB2 database product is installed, by default, in the Program_FilesIBM sqllib directory, where Program_Files represents the location of the Program Files directory.