DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Response file install basics

Unlike the DB2® Setup wizard, a DB2 response file installation lets you install DB2 products without any user interaction.

A response file is an English-only text file that contains setup and configuration information. A response file specifies configuration and setup parameters and the products and components to install.

This method is useful not only for large-scale deployments of DB2 products, but also for embedding the DB2 installation process transparently inside your customized installation and configuration procedure.

You can create a response file by any of the following methods:

• Modifying one of the sample response files that are provided. Sample response files are located in the DB2 product DVD under the directory:

  db2/platform/samples

  where platform refers to the appropriate hardware platform.
• Using the DB2 Setup wizard to save the setup and configuration data according to the input you provided. If you choose the option to create a response file in the DB2 Setup wizard, the response files (one for the server, and one for the partition, if you are setting up a multi-partitioned environment) will be saved by default at this location. By default, response files are save to: My Documents on Windows® operating systems, and /tmp on Linux® and UNIX® operating systems.
• Using the response file generator to create a response file from an existing installed and configured DB2 product.

A response file installation can also be referred to as a silent installation or an unattended installation.