Creating a Db2 database

You can create a Db2 database by using the CREATE DATABASE command in all topologies (Database Partitioning Feature (DPF), pureScale, or regular ESE), but there are differences to consider. In its simplest form, the syntax for the CREATE DATABASE command is as follows:

CREATE [DATABASE | DB] [DatabaseName]

In the preceding code, the following applies:

• DatabaseName identifies a unique name that is assigned to the database once it is created. Using the basic syntax, the database location is identified by the DBM parameter DFTDBPATH.
• The database that is created is unrestricted, and the default storage group, IBMSTOGROUP, is used. Storage groups are required for automatic storage, managed tablespaces. The Db2 instance must be started for this command to work. The only value that you must provide when executing this command is a name to assign to the new...