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IBM DB2 Content Manager OnDemand information center provides technical
documentation for administrators and end-users. The information center has
four major advantages:

* You can search for information across the entire OnDemand for z/OS Version
  7.1 and OnDemand for Multiplatforms Version 7.1.1 libraries
* You can filter the search results
* You can host the information center on a Web server for other workstations to
  access via the Internet or Intranet
* You can bookmark your favorite pages in the local client mode

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Requirements

DB2 Content Manager OnDemand information center requires the following
prerequisite software:

* Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98SE, Windows NTŪ, or Windows ME.
* One of the following Web browsers installed as your default system browser:
  * Minimum: Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.5 or higher, or Netscape
    Navigator Version 4.7 or higher.
  * For best results: Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or higher,
    or Netscape Navigator Version 6.0 or higher.

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Obtaining the information center

DB2 Content Manager OnDemand Information Center is available at:

ftp://service.software.ibm.com/software/ondemand/fixes/v711/7.1.1.0/CMODDoc.zip
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Installing the information center on Windows

To install the information center on Windows, complete the following steps:

1. Launch setup.exe. The installation wizard launches.
2. Follow the instructions on the installation panels.
3. After the installation completes, click Finish.

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Starting and stopping the information center

Important:
* Whenever you start the information center, you should always stop the process
  (using the batch file or shortcut) after you finish reading the documentation.
  Otherwise, the process continues to run in the background and consume system
  resources.
  Closing the Web browser does not automatically stop the process.
* You must stop the information center before modifying it or restarting it in
  a different mode.

You can start and stop the information center in two modes:

Mode 1: Starting and stopping the information center as a standalone client

This mode runs an installed information center as a standalone client
(on a random port number). It automatically launches a Web browser to view the
documentation.

You can start the information center as a standalone client in two ways:

1. Click Start --> Programs --> IBM OnDemand Information Center -->
   Local Information Center Server - Start.
2. In the directory where the information center is installed (the default
   directory is x:\Program Files\IBM\OnDemand Information Center), run
   local_start.bat.

To stop the information center as a Web application server, click Start -->
Programs --> IBM OnDemand Information Center --> Local Information Center
Server - Stop, or run local_end.bat from the directory where the information
center is installed.

Mode 2: Starting and stopping the information center as a Web application
server

This mode runs the installed information center in the background as a Web
application server (using Tomcat software). Other Web browsers on your network
are connected to the information center on a port that defined by the -port
parameter in the batch files. The default port number in the batch files is
8081. Make sure that you edit these two batch files to your own preferred port
number.

You can start the information center as a Web application server in two ways:

1. Click Start --> Programs --> IBM OnDemand Information Center -->
   Information Center Web Server - Start.
2. In the directory where the information center is installed
   (the default directory is x:\Program Files\IBM\OnDemand Information Center),
   run web_start.bat.

Then to view the information center from a client Web browser, enter the
following URL:

http://hostname:port/help/

where hostname is the name of the host where the information center is
currently running, and port is the port number that the information center
uses (default is 8081).

For example, if the information center is installed on the server xyz.ibm.com,
and the web_start.bat file specifies port 8081, then the following Web address
launches the information center: http://xyz.ibm.com:8081/help/

To stop the information center as a Web application server, click Start -->
Programs --> IBM OnDemand Information Center --> Information Center Web Server
 - Stop, or run web_end.bat from the directory where the information center is
installed.

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Hints and tips

For best results in the Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional
Chinese languages:
Set your Web browser to automatically detect the character encoding.
In Internet Explorer, click View --> Encoding --> Auto-Select.
In Netscape, click View --> Character Coding --> your_language.