Installing the DB2 Agent on a Client Computer

You can install DB2 Agent using either the CommCell Console or the installation package created by the Download Manager.

Before You Begin

Prepare your environment for the installation. For more information, see the following topics:
- Plan the Installation on Windows Computers
- Plan the Installation on UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh Computers
Gather the information that you must provide during the installation. For more information, see Preinstallation Checklist for the DB2 Agent on UNIX.

Choose one of the following installation methods:
- Remote installation: You use the CommCell Console to install the software remotely on a client computer. For more information, see Installing Commvault Remotely Using the CommCell Console.
  
  Note
  
  If you have a third-party application (for example, Oracle) installed on your client computer, you can configure the CommCell Console to automatically detect the application and install the required Commvault software. For more information, see Installing Commvault By Enabling Automatic Detection of Applications Installed on Clients.
- Local installation: You use the installation package to install the software locally on a client computer. For more information, see See installing Commvault locally on Installing Commvault Locally on UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh Computers Using the Installation Package.
- For other installation methods using the installation package, see Installations Using the Installation Package.
For installations using the CommCell Console, install the DB2 package, which is under the Database category.

For installations using the installation package, install the DB2 package.

Note

If the File System Agent is not installed on the computer, the File System Core and File System packages are automatically installed with the package you selected. The File System Agent will not consume a license.
To gather the required information for the File System Agent, refer to "Gather Installation Data" in the Preinstallation Checklist for the UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh File System Agent.

Review the tasks that you must perform after the installation. For more information, see Postinstallation Tasks for Clients.
To perform the required agent configurations, refer to the Getting Started page of each agent that you installed.