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Test DB2 Environment Variables (UNIX Only)

If you choose to connect to DB2 through a native connection, the installation searches the current shell for the DB2INSTANCE environment variable. This standard DB2 environment variable must be set in order for the install script to utilize the DB2 client software.

If you are using an existing database, you must source your database client.

Sourcing the script that identifies the database environment variables can be done in one of two ways:

• The user who performs a system installation can modify the BusinessObjects Enterprise script setupint.sh to add the command to source your database client. However, root access is required to execute this script. This script can be found at the following location:

  <INSTALLDIR>/bobje/init/setupint.sh

  This method will source the database for all users.

• Each person with a user installation can modify their profile and add the command to source their database environment. This method can be done anytime.

  For example, if a DB2 database was required, an entry would be made in the user profile to source the environment script used by DB2 (db2profile). See your database documentation for the name of its environment script.

Note: Instead of sourcing the script that identifies the database environment variables, you can manually set the environment variables required by your database. However, if you manually set the environment variables, you will need to set them again if the system is restarted.

See your database documentation and/or your database administrator if the account shell environment from which you will install BusinessObjects Enterprise has not yet been set up for your database client software, or if you are unable to connect successfully to the database.

More information:

Source the Script that Identifies the Database Environment Variables (UNIX Only)