Setting Up the CLI Environment

Several steps are involved in setting up a DB2 UDB CLI environment. Slight differences are necessary depending on whether a development environment is needed or just the run-time environment. However, the basic steps are as follows:

  • The appropriate DB2 UDB package must be installed. If a developer's environment is needed then the SDK is necessary; otherwise, at a minimum, the DB2 UDB Client Application Environment (CAE) is needed.
  • The database being accessed is cataloged properly. If the database is remote, a node must also be cataloged.
  • DB2 UDB CLI bind files must be bound to the database.
  • Configure the CLI environment using the CCA or edit the db2cli.ini file directly. It is important to remember to examine the CLI ...

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