You can install and configure the IBM Db2 Data Management Console using either a command line script installer or a user interface installer.

Full instructions can be found in the Db2 Data Management Console Knowledge Center.

1. Run the setup program. The setup program is stored in the setup_directory/ibm-datamgmtconsole directory where you extracted the product. For example, on Windows, the setup script file can be found under the following folder: C:\Console\ibm-datamgmtconsole\setup.bat
• Windows: Run the setup_directory\ibm-datamgmtconsole-3.1.0-tech-preview-win\ibm-datamgmtconsole\setup.bat file as a user with Administrator privileges.
• Linux: Run the setup_directory/ibm-datamgmtconsole/setup.sh file as a user ID with write access to the setup_directory directory.
• Mac: Run the setup_directory/ibm-datamgmtconsole/setup.sh file as a user ID with write access to the setup_directory directory.

1. Respond to the setup program prompts:  

• License agreement
• Select to indicate that you have read the license text and that you accept its terms.
• User
• The user ID is specific to the product and is independent of operating system user IDs. Click Enter to the next page.
• Password
• The password for the default administrator user ID.
• HTTP access
• The port that is used to access the IBM Db2 Data Management Console web console from a web browser.
• HTTPS access
• The secure port that is used to access the IBM Db2 Data Management Console web console from a web browser. 

• Windows: Double-click on the ibm-datamgmtconsole-3.1.0-tech-preview-webinstall-win.exe file. Specify an install location and click Next to copy the files into the specified directory. Click Finish to close the install wizard.
• Linux: Extract the file ibm-datamgmtconsole-3.1.0-tech-preview-webinstall-linux.tar.gz into any directory.
• Mac: Double-click on the ibm-datamgmtconsole-3.1.0-tech-preview-webinstall-mac.dmg file. In the new “IBM Db2 Data Management Console” window, drag the icon for the IBM Db2 Data Management Console into the Applications folder. Close the new “IBM Db2 Data Management Console” window.

• Windows: To launch the UI installer, double-click on the IBM Db2 Data Management Console icon on the desktop or click on the entry in the Start menu. 
• Linux: Launch a terminal window and go to the directory in which you extracted the tar.gz file. Run ./ibm-dataserver-management-console from the ibm-dataserver-management-console-3.1.0 directory.
• Mac: In the Applications folder, double-click on the entry for IBM Db2 Data Management Console. 

Running the User Interface Installer

• License Agreement: Click the checkbox to accept the license agreement and click Continue.
• User: Specify a user ID and password. The user ID is specific to the product and is independent of operating system user IDs. Click Continue to go to the next page.
• Ports: Configure the HTTP and HTTPS ports that are used to access the IBM Db2 Data Management Console from a web browser. Click Continue to go to the next page.
• Install: The installer will configure IBM Db2 Data Management Console with the provided values and show the output in the window. The Continue button will be enabled once the installation is complete and the server is started. If errors occur during the installation, a pop-up window will be shown, and the error is displayed in the output window.
• Summary: The last page shows the URLs of the IBM Db2 Data Management Console. Click on either URL to open the application in the default web browser. Bookmark the URLs to access IBM Db2 Data Management Console later.

To start, stop or reconfigure the console, launch the IBM Db2 Data Management console program again. The wizard will show the available options to start or stop the server depending on the server state. To reconfigure the server, select the option “Reconfigure console”.

To start or stop the server from the command line after installing the product through the UI, navigate to the following install locations:

Windows:

Location: “<Install directory>/resources/bin/bin” (default: “C:\Program Files\IBM Db2 Data Management Console/resources/bin/bin”)
Start: start.bat

Stop: stop.bat

Mac:
Location: ”/Applications/IBM Db2 Data Management Console.app/Contents/Resources/bin/bin”
Start: startup.sh
Stop: stop.sh

To uninstall the product, follow these steps.

1. Stop the IBM Db2 Data Management Console from the UI or the command line (see steps above).
2. Windows: Launch “Add or remove programs”. Select IBM Db2 Data Management Console and click Uninstall. Follow the steps in the wizard to remove the product.
   Linux: Remove the directory in which the tar.gz was extracted.
   Mac: Open the Application Right-click on IBM Db2 Data Management Console and select “Move to Trash” to remove the program.