Spotlight on DB2 6.10 - User Guide

Before you install Spotlight

This chapter explains how to access the Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW installation files and install Spotlight on a Windows machine. It also describes how to perform a silent install of Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW.

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Before you install Spotlight

Install Spotlight

Install/Uninstall Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW silently

Before you install Spotlight

Before starting the Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW client installation, make sure that your system meets the requirements discussed in Chapter 1, “Prepare to Install Spotlight.”

Install Spotlight

To install Spotlight on a Windows machine

Load the Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW installation CD-ROM into you computer’s CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM contains the setup.exe file for installing Spotlight.

Note: If the installation process does not start automatically, select Start | Run. In the Run window’s Open field, type e:\Setup.exe (where e is the letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive), and click OK.

You can also access the installation software using the procedure below.

1. Use your web browser to download the self-extracting installation file from http://support.quest.com/.
2. After download is complete, navigate to the directory or folder where you downloaded the file, locate Spotlight installer executable file, and double-click this file.

Note:Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW does not support installation of a Unicode directory.

Install/Uninstall Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW silently

To install Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW silently

Enter the following command:

Spotlight_On_IBM_DB2_LUW_x_x_x_x.msi /qn INSTALLDIR=”” AllUsers="", where /qn = quiet,no UI, parameters INSTALLDIR specifies the directory and AllUsers specifies either All users (="1")or only the current user (="").

For example:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>”C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Spotlight_On_IBM_DB2_LUW_x_x_x_x.msi /qn INSTALLDIR=”C:\Test|” AllUsers=""

Note: To install in a directory different from the default product directory, execute this command: Spotlight_On_IBM_DB2_LUW_version.msi /qn INSTALLDIR=destination_folder, where INSTALLDIR=destination_folder allows you to specify the directory path.

To uninstall Spotlight silently

Enter the following command:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>msiexec /x “C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Spotlight_On_IBM_DB2_LUW_x_x_x_x_.msi” /qn