Prerequisites for Creating Database

  1. Install a C++ compiler, Visual Age 6.0.0.5.

  2. The instance owner must create a directory where DB2 database files are stored. This directory must follow the these rules:

  • It must be created under $INST_HOME. For example: ${INST_HOME}/SRMDB
    Where,
    SRMDB
    is name of database.

  • It must have file permissions of 755.

  • It must have the same name as the database and can be a maximum of 8 characters in length.