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Adding a service group for DB2 UDB non-MPP using
Cluster Manager

If you have imported the Db2udbTypes.cf file, you can use the Db2udb_Group template to configure a service group.

See Importing the Db2udbTypes.cf file.

 To configure a service group if you have imported the Db2udbTypes.cf file

  1. In the Cluster Explorer window, answer No when prompted to use the configuration wizard. Note that if you choose to use the wizard, the steps that follow are similar.
  2. In the Cluster Explorer window, click the Add Service Group icon on the toolbar.
  3. In the Add Service Group window, enter the name of the service group you want to create for the service group. For example, enter db2_group1. Do not press Return or Enter.
  4. From the systems shown in the Available Systems box, double-click those that you want in your configuration.
  5. In the window showing the systems added to the configuration, click the checkbox for a system where you want to automatically start the service group.
  6. Click the Failover radio button to specify the Service Group Type.
  7. Click the Templates button.
  8. In the Select Templates window, select db2udb_grp from the list shown in the Templates box. The Dependency graph information and the Types information should change to reflect the template choice. Click OK. In the Add Service Group window, the name of the template is now shown as selected.
  9. Click OK on at the bottom of the Add Service Group window. The group is added. On the left pane of the Cluster Manager window, the service group is shown under the cluster name. On the Status tab, the group is shown Offline on each system.
  10. In the left pane, double-click the db2_group1 service group. The types of resources that you can configure for the group appear: Db2udb, DiskGroup, IP, Mount, NIC, and Volume.
  11. Double-click the Db2udb resource type. Select the resource, db2udb, below the Db2udb type and click the Properties tab.
  12. On the Properties tab for the db2udb resource, a list of Type Specific Attributes is shown. Click the Edit icon for each attribute you want to configure. In the Edit Attribute window, enter the necessary attribute value information. For example, enter the db2inst1 as the value for DB2InstOwner.

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  Note   DB2InstOwner and DB2InstHome are required attributes. You must edit these attributes.


After you have assigned the attribute values, the list of Type Specific Attributes resembles this:

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  1. Assign values for the DiskGroup, IP, Mount, NIC, and Volume resources in the same manner as you assigned values to the db2udb resource: double-click the type to display the resource and select the resource. With the Properties tab visible, you can edit the Type Specific Attributes.

    For a list of the required attributes, and their descriptions, see the VCS Bundled Agents Reference Guide.

  2. Enable the resources in db2_group1. Right click each resource and select Enabled in the drop-down menu. If necessary, make the configuration read/write.
  3. Click the Save and Close Configuration icon.
  4. Click the Online Service Group icon.
  5. In the window, select the service group and the system that you want to bring online. Click the system where you want to bring it online. Click OK. Click Yes at the confirmation question.