The DB2(R) Administration Server (DAS) can store a contact list that is used to notify administrators by e-mail or pager when certain conditions arise. This contact list can be stored locally on each server, or a global contact list can be maintained by the DAS on a particular server. Remote or local contact lists can be used for global notification. Servers using the a global contact list must be able to communicate with each other. Maintaining a global contact list allows for greater control over the list. In a partitioned database environment, one global contact list should be used by all participating database partitions.
Click Set up your DB2 server to send notifications to have your DB2 product automatically send e-mail or pager notifications to administrators when a database needs attention. Alternatively, you can click Do not set up your DB2 server to send notifications at this time to skip the set up of e-mail or pager notifications. If you do not set up your DB2 product to send notifications, the health alerts are still recorded in the administration notification log.
An SMTP server can send e-mail and pager notifications to your administration contact. In the Notification SMTP server field, type the TCP/IP host name of the SMTP server that will be used to send e-mail and pager notifications. If you do not want to enable notification now, you can do so later. For information about enabling notification after installing your DB2 product, refer to the following topics:
Specify where the contact list will be stored: