Creating a database for the Sametime Proxy Server
Before installing the IBM® Sametime® Proxy Server, create a database to store its data.
Procedure
- On the DB2® server, log in as the DB2 administrator.
- Find the software packages you plan to download.
- Download the packages.
- Extract the packages.
- Open a command window and navigate to the directory where
you extracted the SametimeProxyServer installation
package.
This package contains a script for creating the Sametime Proxy Server database.
-
Navigate to the DatabaseScripts\ProxyServer subdirectory. For AIX® or Linux™, locate
createProxyDb.sh
, or for Windows™, locatecreateProxyDb.bat
. - Create the database by entering one of the following commands.
Wait until you see confirmation that the database has been created
and the command has finished.
- AIX or
Linux
./createProxyDb.sh STPS DB2_admin_username
- Windows
createProxyDb.bat STPS DB2_admin_username
When naming DB2 objects, follow the rules for your operating system.
where:- STPS is the name of the database. When naming DB2 objects, follow the rules for your operating system.
- DB2_admin_username and DB2_admin_password are the DB2 administrator account credentials.
Wait until you see confirmation that the database has been created and the command has finished.
- AIX or
Linux
- Start the DB2 command
line window by running the following command:
- AIX or Linux:
db2
- Windows:
db2cmd
- AIX or Linux:
- Verify that the new database was created by entering the
following command:
db2 connect to STPS
where STPS represents the name of the database you created. Verify that you can connect to the database.
- Close the DB2 command window.