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Db2 Shift Installation

Installation

The Db2 Shift program (db2shift) is a single executable image that can be run directly on Linux. This is a bundled application which means that it contains files and settings that are part of the executable code. From a user perspective, no additional software is required to run it.

The program does not create any directories on your system, but it will generate files during the execution of a shift. A best practice would be to create a new directory only for the purposes of the running the Db2 Shift code.

The Db2 Shift program is bundled into a single tar file which contains version of the code for different Linux distributions (there may be more than those listed). Unpacking the tar file will create a directory structure that contains the following:

  • License information
  • Documentation

  • A directory for each distribution of Linux that is supported

    • RHEL-6 - CentOS 6, Red Hat 6
    • RHEL-7 - CentOS 7, Red Hat 7
    • RHEL-8 - CentOS 8, Red Hat 8, CentOS Stream
    • Ubuntu-18 - Ubuntu 18.04
    • Ubuntu-20 - Ubuntu 20.04
    • Ubuntu-22 - Ubuntu 22.04
    • SUSE-12 - openSUSE 12, SUSE 12 (2022-12-01)
    • SUSE-15 - openSUSE 15, SUSE 15
    • PowerLE - Power Linux LE

Each directory will contain the db2shift program suitable for that Linux distribution (i.e., db2shift-centos8).

Place the program into its own directory and make sure that it has the execution bit set. You may also want to change the program name to db2shift.

mv db2shift-centos8 db2shift
chmod +x ./db2shift

Additional versions may be added depending on feedback from users.

The program will work in command mode for all environments. If you attempt to use the UI mode with the incorrect OS version, the screen may look distorted.

Bad Version

If your display looks like this, then you will have the wrong version installed. If you are running on a different platform than those listed above, please contact support. See Appendix B for details.

Program Download

The program is available from Passport Advantage or through the Technical Preview site:

You will need an IBM userid to register and gain access to the program.