Cataloging the Primary Database from the DB2 Client

Catalog the primary database.

1. Catalog the primary database using this command at the DB2 prompt:

   catalog database MYDB as MYDB_ALIAS at node MYNODE

   where MYDB is the database name, MYDB_ALIAS is an alias for the database, and MYNODE is the node name used in the catalog tcpip node command.

2. Verify the catalog entry:

   list database directory

   DB2 should return something similar to:

   System Database Directory
   
   Number of entries in the directory = 1
   
   Database 1 entry:
   
   Database alias         = MYDB_ALIAS
   Database name          = MYDB
   Node name              = MYNODE
   Database release level = b.00
   Comment                = 
   Directory entry type   = Remote