IBM Netfinity 4500R, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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• If you click Yes the installation program automatically makes the necessary
changes to the system configuration.
• If you click No the commands are saved to a file named CONFIG.NEW in the
destination directory (and to AUTOEXEC.NEW, if appropriate) so that they
can be added later.
11. The installation is now complete. Shut down and restart the system for the system
configuration changes to take effect.
Netfinity Manager database support
Netfinity Manager supports the collection and export of a vast amount of system-
specific data to a Netfinity Manager database.
Netfinity Manager databases can be created on database management systems using
DB2®, Lotus Notes®, or Microsoft SQL. Microsoft SQL is supported through open
database connectivity (ODBC), and is available on systems running Netfinity
Manager for OS/2, Windows 95, or Windows NT. If the system supports ODBC, the
user can access and export DB2 data through ODBC as well. Once support for one or
more of these databases has been installed along with Netfinity Manager, data can be
exported from these Netfinity Manager services:
• Alert Manager
• Software Inventory
• System Information Tool
• System Profile
• System Monitor
Information on how to install and configure support for database export follows.
• If support for DB2 database export is being installed, see “DB2 database support”.
• If support for Lotus Notes database export is being installed, see “Lotus Notes
database support” on page 87.
• If support for ODBC database export is being installed, see “ODBC database
support” on page 89.
DB2 database support
Support for DB2 database export is automatically configured during installation of
the Netfinity Manager. However, the database system itself must be configured.
Instructions for configuring the database follow.
A raw data dump to a file is also available and will run without a database.
System requirements
Netfinity Manager DB2 database export is supported on systems running Netfinity
Manager for OS/2, Netfinity Manager for Windows 95, Netfinity Manager for
Windows 98, and Netfinity Manager for Windows NT. For more information about
supported version numbers refer to Table 17 on page 91.
Attention:
Using Netfinity Manager database support with systems running unsupported
versions of DB2 or the DB2 Client might cause unpredictable results and might halt
the system.
See the DB2 Installation Guide for general requirements and supported protocols.