Read me first Getting Started with your DB2 product If you have internet access, run the db2setup command (on Linux and UNIX operating systems) or the setup.exe command (on Windows operating systems) to start the DB2 Launchpad. You can access the product documentation through the online DB2 Information Center. If you do not have internet access, you can view the DB2 Getting Started Guide in html or text formats. The DB2 Getting Started Guide can be found in the doc\gettingstarted\\ directory on the product DVD. If the DB2 Getting Started Guide is unavailable in your locale, you can access it in the English locale, en_US.