To use an IBM DB2 database when you install vCenter Server, you must configure the database user and group.

You can configure a DB2 database for vCenter Server either locally on the same Microsoft Windows machine as vCenter Server or remotely on a network-connected Linux, UNIX, or Windows host.

Prerequisites
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Review the software requirements for vCenter Server with DB2.

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Verify that a DB2 instance is created and configured for incoming TCP connections. See the DB2 documentation Web site.

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Make sure that you created a user called vcx.

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The DB2 database server must use codeset UTF-8.

Procedure
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Create an initial user on the operating system.

By default, DB2 uses the operating system authentication for all its database users.

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If the database is hosted on a Microsoft Windows machine, add the user vcx as a member of the group DB2USERS.

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Create a user group called DBSYSMON and add the user vcx as a member.

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Open a DB2 command window or Command Line Processor (CLP) as the DB2 instance owner.

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On Microsoft Windows, select Start > IBM DB2 > DB2Copy1 > Command Line Tools > Command Window.

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On Linux or UNIX, open a terminal and switch your user to the DB2 instance owner.

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In the DB2 command window, run the following command to add the group DBSYSMON to the group of users capable of database system monitoring:

db2 update dbm cfg using sysmon_group dbsysmon

This command affects all databases in this instance.

You now have a DB2 database user that you can reference in the vCenter Server installer.

What to do next

Add the database instance registry variables.

Next topic: Add the Database Instance Registry Variables
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