Installing DB2 Change Management Expert on Linux systems

You can install DB2® Change Management Expert on a Linux® for xSeries® system.
Start of changeYou must have root authority to complete the installation of DB2 Change Management Expert.End of change
Start of changeTo install DB2 Change Management Expert on a Linux system, complete the following steps while logged in as the root user:End of change
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  1. Start the Launchpad program by completing one of the following sets of steps, depending on whether you are installing from a CD or a download package. If you are installing from a CD:
    1. Place the CD into the CD-ROM device on the computer where you are installing DB2 Change Management Expert.
    2. Mount the CD on a suitable mount point, for example, mount -rv cdrfs /dev/cd0 /cdrom.
    3. Verify that X applications (such as xclock&) can use the desired display:
      1. Show the current setting of the DISPLAY variable by typing: echo $DISPLAY
      2. Export the display to the workstation where the X server is running by typing: export DISPLAY=hostname:0
      3. Verify that X applications can display correctly by typing: xclock&
      4. Close the display.
    4. Change to the directory where the CD-ROM is mounted by entering the following command where cdrom is the mount point of the DB2 Change Management Expert installation CD-ROM: cd /cdrom
    5. Enter the command ./launchpad.sh. The Welcome panel of the Launchpad program is displayed.
    If you are installing from a download package:
    1. Download the compressed file (.tar.gz) to your computer.
    2. Extract the downloaded files into a temporary directory on your computer.
    3. Verify that X applications (such as xclock&) can use the desired display:
      1. Show the current setting of the DISPLAY variable by typing: echo $DISPLAY
      2. Export the display to the workstation where the X server is running by typing: export DISPLAY=hostname:0
      3. Verify that X applications can display correctly by typing: xclock&
      4. Close the display.
    4. Change to the temporary directory where the downloaded files are extracted by entering the following command where temp is the temporary directory: cd temp
    5. Enter the command ./launchpad.sh. The Welcome panel of the Launchpad program is displayed.
  2. Click Release Information to read information about the release. Click Install to start the installation.
  3. If IBM® Installation Manager Version 1.0 is not already installed on your system, a program to install IBM Installation Manager runs automatically. Complete the following steps to install IBM Installation Manager:
    1. On the Welcome page, click Next.
    2. Read the licensing agreement, select I accept both IBM and non-IBM terms, and click Next.
    3. On the Destination Folder page, specify the folder where you want to install IBM Installation Manager. You can accept the default folder or specify your own. Click Next.
    4. On the Ready to Install the Program page, click Back to modify your selections, or click Install.
    5. When the installation of IBM Installation Manager is complete, click Finish.
  4. When IBM Installation Manager starts, click Next. DB2 Change Management Expert Version 1.1.1 is automatically pre-selected to be installed.
  5. On the Licenses page, read the licensing agreement. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next.
  6. On the Location page, specify where to install the shared resources if you are prompted to do so. You can accept the default folder or specify your own. Click Next. You will be prompted to specify a location for the shared resources if you have not installed other products using IBM Installation Manager. The shared resources are the common set of Eclipse plugins that other products that are based on Eclipse, such as Rational® Data Architect or Rational Software Architect, can use. The name of the folder must not exceed 1024 characters.
  7. On the Location page, specify whether to install DB2 Change Management Expert into an existing package group or into a new package group. If you specify a new package group, specify a location for the package. If an existing directory is specified as the location, it must be empty. The name of the folder must not exceed 1024 characters. Click Next.
  8. On the Location page, select whether you want to install DB2 Change Management Expert into an existing Eclipse installation. If you choose to install into an existing Eclipse installation, specify the location of your Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) in the Eclipse IDE field, and leave the default value in the Eclipse IDE JVM field. Click Next. If you install DB2 Change Management Expert into an existing Eclipse installation, the directory into which you specified to install DB2 Change Management Expert on the Location page is ignored because the location will default to the existing Eclipse directory.
  9. On the Features page, click Next to accept English. English is the only language that is supported.
  10. On the Features page, click Next. DB2 Change Management Expert consists of a single feature, and there are no additional optional features that can be installed.
  11. On the Summary page, verify the information. Click Back to change any specifications that were made on previous pages. Click Install to begin installing DB2 Change Management Expert on your system.
  12. When the installation completes, click Finish. Before you click Finish, you can click View the Log to see the installation details.
  13. Close the Launchpad program.
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Important: After DB2 Change Management Expert is installed on your Linux system, you can only create and use a workspace in the directories where you have write permission. If you try to create or use a workspace in a directory where you do not have write permission, the following error message will be displayed:
Workspace in use, choose a different one.
You must click OK and return to the dialog box to specify a valid workspace.


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