Installing IBM DB2 Universal Database

IBM DB2 Enterprise Server is one of the supported databases for use with WebSphere Message Broker; other editions of DB2 that are stated to be suitable for production deployment are also supported. For a full list of suitable databases, see Supported databases.

On Windows, Derby (delivered by IBM Cloudscape) is supplied with WebSphere Message Broker and can be installed from the Launchpad as part of the WebSphere Message Broker product installation. This database provides sufficient resources for a broker database, and for installation verification. Derby is not sufficient for a production system, for which you must install one of the supported databases, for example, DB2 Enterprise Server. For information about how to install Derby as part of the WebSphere Message Broker installation, see the Installation Guide.

For distributed systems, DB2 Enterprise Server Version 8.2 is supplied on DVD (for Linux (x86 platform) and Windows only) and on CD with WebSphere Message Broker. DB2 can be installed either before or after you have installed WebSphere Message Broker. To install DB2, see the install.html file in the /doc directory on the CD. Help is provided by the installation wizard following license acceptance.

For z/OS systems, either DB2 Version 7.1 or DB2 Version 8.1 is required, but no other databases are supported. You must install DB2 before you install WebSphere Message Broker on z/OS systems.

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