Installing and starting on UNIX

This chapter describes how to install server components for DB2 OLAP Server and DB2 OLAP Integration Server Version 8.2 on AIX, Solaris Operating Environment, HP-UX, and Linux operating systems.

Ensure that you consider the following issues about how DB2 OLAP Server is installed in version 8.2.

Upgrading to version 8.2 on the same UNIX computer
If you have V8.1 of DB2 OLAP Server on your UNIX computer, and you want to install version 8.2 on that computer, it is recommended that you make a copy of your existing OLAP directory.

You can install version 8.2 on top of V8.1, and your existing OLAP applications will be available to the new or upgraded version. But before installing a new version to the same directory, IBM recommends that you back up the following files:

Then you can install version 8.2 and import your application files and data into the new version.

Make sure you aware of all migration issues before starting the installation.
See Upgrading and migrating from earlier versions.

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