Perform the following prerequisites before you installing the MPP versions of DB2:

• Verify that all systems have enough resources to run DB2 UDB. An example of this kind of resource is shared memory. Check the DB2 memory requirements, which vary due to the version and the hardware configuration of DB2.

• Install the DB2 UDB system binaries on the local file systems on each system.

• Install the DB2 UDB database instances on shared storage.

• The MPP configuration requires the Storage Foundation Cluster File System software. This software includes the following:

  • Veritas Cluster Server (VCS)

  • Veritas Volume Manager with cluster functionality enabled (CVM)

  • Veritas File System with cluster functionality enabled (CFS)

  For information and installation instructions for these products refer to the following guides, see the:

  • Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System Installation Guide.

  • Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System Administration Guide.

• Before installing DB2 UDB, define DB2 UDB user and group accounts and review the following:

  • Defining DB2 user and group accounts

    See Defining DB2 user and group accounts.

  • The relevant DB2 UDB guide