OLAP Miner User's Guide


Starting and stopping the OLAP Miner client application

To use OLAP Miner, you need to run three components: the OLAP server component of DB2 OLAP Server, the OLAP Miner server, and the OLAP Miner client.

Starting and logging on to the OLAP Miner client application

You can start and log on to the OLAP Miner client application from the Windows Start menu or from a command line.

Before you start and log on to the OLAP Miner client application, start the OLAP server component. See OLAP Setup and User's Guide for more information.

To start and log on to the OLAP Miner client application from the Windows Start menu:

  1. Ensure that the OLAP Miner server is started. If the server is not started, from the Windows Start menu, click Start --> Programs --> IBM DB2 OLAP Server 8.1 --> OLAP Miner Server.
  2. Start the OLAP Miner client on your workstation. Click Start --> Programs --> IBM OLAP Server 8.1 --> OLAP Miner client.

    The OLAP Miner client application and the Connect window open.

  3. Enter your DB2 OLAP Server host name and your DB2 OLAP Server user ID and password. Then click OK.

    You will see only the applications and cubes that your user ID is authorized to access.

To start the OLAP Miner client application from a command line:

  1. Ensure that the OLAP Miner server is started. If the server is not started, at a command line enter omserver. Then press Enter.
  2. Open a new command line.
  3. Enter omclient. Then press Enter. The Connect window opens.
  4. Enter your DB2 OLAP Server host name and your DB2 OLAP Server user ID and password. Then click Connect.

    You will see only the applications and cubes that your user ID is authorized to access.

Stopping the OLAP Miner client application

To disconnect from the OLAP Miner server and stop the OLAP Miner client application:

  1. From the OLAP Miner main window, click File --> Disconnect to disconnect from the OLAP Miner server.
  2. Click File --> Exit to stop the OLAP Miner client application.


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