Quick Beginnings for DB2 Extended Enterprise Edition for UNIX

Modifying the DB2 Communication Configuration of Server Instances

1. To start the Control Center on an OS/2 system, double-click on the Control Center icon in the Administration Tools folder. (The Administration Tools folder is located in the DB2 folder.) To start the Control Center on a Windows NT system, click on the Start button and select Programs->DB2 for Windows NT->Administration Tools->Control Center.

2. Click on the [+] sign beside the Systems icon in the Control Center to get a list of systems.

3. Click on the [+] sign beside the system name to get a list of that system's database instances.

4. Select the instance you want to configure and click on the right mouse button.

5. Select the Setup communications option from the pop-up list. The Setup Communications window opens.

6. Use the Setup Communications window to configure communication protocols for the instance. Click on the Help push button for more information.

7. You must stop and start the instance for these changes to take effect.

   1. To stop the database manager instance, select the instance and click with the right mouse button on the instance and select the Stop option from the pop-up menu.

   2. To start the database manager instance, select the instance and click with the right mouse button on the instance and select the Start option from the pop-up menu.

Modifying an instance's communications settings may require you to update the database connection catalogs on the client.

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