Scripting geodatabase creation in DB2 on Linux, UNIX, or Windows

You can copy and alter an example script to create a geodatabase in an existing IBM DB2 database on a Linux, UNIX, or Windows server.

There are additional tasks you must complete before running the script. Those tasks and the script itself are described in the following steps:

Steps:

1. Install and configure DB2 on your server.
2. Create an operating system login named sde on the DB2 server.
3. Add the sde user to a group with SYSMON authority.
4. Create a database and register it with Spatial Extender.
5. Grant DBADM on the database to the sde user.
6. If you will be running the Python script from a different computer than the DB2 server, install and configure the DB2 client on the computer from which you will run the script.

   The DB2 client installation can be downloaded from the Esri Customer Care Portal. If you are installing the DB2 client to run with a 32-bit ArcGIS client, install a 32-bit version of the DB2 client. If you are installing the DB2 client to run with ArcGIS Server, install a 64-bit version of the DB2 client. See Setting up a connection to DB2 for more information.

7. Copy the example script to the Python window in ArcGIS Desktop or to any Python IDE, such as PythonWin or WING, on a computer where ArcGIS Desktop (ArcEditor or ArcInfo), ArcGIS Server (Standard or Advanced), or ArcGIS Engine with the Geodatabase Update extension is installed.

   This example script enables geodatabase functionality in an existing DB2 database:

   """
   Name: enable_enterprise_gdb.py
   Description: Provide connection information to an enterprise database
   and enable enterprise geodatabase.
   Type enable_enterprise_gdb.py -h or enable_enterprise_gdb.py --help for usage
   Author: Esri
   """
   
   # Import system modules
   import arcpy, os, optparse, sys
   
   
   # Define usage and version
   parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage = "usage: %prog [Options]", version="%prog 1.0 for " + arcpy.GetInstallInfo()['Version'] )
   
   #Define help and options
   parser.add_option ("--DBMS", dest="Database_type", type="choice", choices=['SQLSERVER', 'ORACLE', 'POSTGRESQL', 'DB2','INFORMIX','DB2ZOS', ''], default="", help="Type of enterprise DBMS:  SQLSERVER, ORACLE, POSTGRESQL, DB2, INFORMIX, or DB2ZOS.")
   parser.add_option ("-i", dest="Instance", type="string", default="", help="DBMS instance name")
   parser.add_option ("--auth", dest="account_authentication", type ="choice", choices=['DATABASE_AUTH', 'OPERATING_SYSTEM_AUTH'], default='DATABASE_AUTH', help="Authentication type options (case-sensitive):  DATABASE_AUTH, OPERATING_SYSTEM_AUTH.  Default=DATABASE_AUTH")
   parser.add_option ("-u", dest="User", type="string", default="", help="Geodatabase administrator user name")
   parser.add_option ("-p", dest="Password", type="string", default="", help="Geodatabase  administrator password")
   parser.add_option ("-D", dest="Database", type="string", default="none", help="Database name:  Not required for Oracle")
   parser.add_option ("-l", dest="Authorization_file", type="string", default="", help="Full path and name of authorization file")
   
   
   # Check if value entered for option
   try:
   	(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
   
   	
   #Check if no system arguments (options) entered
   	if len(sys.argv) == 1:
   		print "%s: error: %s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "No command options given")
   		parser.print_help()
   		sys.exit(3)
   	
   
   	#Usage parameters for spatial database connection
   	database_type = options.Database_type.upper()
   	instance = options.Instance
   	account_authentication = options.account_authentication.upper()
   	username = options.User.lower() 
   	password = options.Password	
   	database = options.Database.lower()
   	license = options.Authorization_file
   
   
   	if( database_type ==""):	
   		print " \n%s: error: \n%s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "DBMS type (--DBMS) must be specified.")
   		parser.print_help()
   		sys.exit(3)		
   		
   	if (license == ""):
   		print " \n%s: error: \n%s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "Authorization file (-l) must be specified.")
   		parser.print_help()
   		sys.exit(3)
   
   	if (database_type == "SQLSERVER"):
   		database_type = "SQL_SERVER"
   		
   	# Get the current product license
   	product_license=arcpy.ProductInfo()
   	
   	if (license == ""):
   		print " \n%s: error: %s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "Authorization file (-l) must be specified.")
   		parser.print_help()
   		sys.exit(3)
   	
   	# Checks required license level
   	if product_license.upper() == "ARCVIEW" or product_license.upper() == 'ENGINE':
   		print "\n" + product_license + " license found!" + "  Enabling enterprise geodatabase functionality requires an ArcGIS for Desktop Standard or Advanced, ArcGIS Engine with the Geodatabase Update extension, or ArcGIS for Server license."
   		sys.exit("Re-authorize ArcGIS before enabling an enterprise geodatabase.")
   	else:
   		print "\n" + product_license + " license available!  Continuing to enable..."
   		arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++")
   	
   	# Local variables
   	instance_temp = instance.replace("\\","_")
   	instance_temp = instance_temp.replace("/","_")
   	instance_temp = instance_temp.replace(":","_")
   	Conn_File_NameT = instance_temp + "_" + database + "_" + username    
   	
   	if os.environ.get("TEMP") == None:
   		temp = "c:\\temp"	
   	else:
   		temp = os.environ.get("TEMP")
   	
   	if os.environ.get("TMP") == None:
   		temp = "/usr/tmp"		
   	else:
   		temp = os.environ.get("TMP")  
   	
   
   	Connection_File_Name = Conn_File_NameT + ".sde"
   	Connection_File_Name_full_path = temp + os.sep + Conn_File_NameT + ".sde"
   	
   	# Check for the .sde file and delete it if present
   	arcpy.env.overwriteOutput=True
   	if os.path.exists(Connection_File_Name_full_path):
   		os.remove(Connection_File_Name_full_path)
   	
   	print "\nCreating Database Connection File...\n"	
   	# Process: Create Database Connection File...
   	# Usage:  out_file_location, out_file_name, DBMS_TYPE, instnace, database, account_authentication, username, password, save_username_password(must be true)
   	arcpy.CreateDatabaseConnection_management(out_folder_path=temp, out_name=Connection_File_Name, database_platform=database_type, instance=instance, database=database, account_authentication=account_authentication, username=username, password=password, save_user_pass="TRUE")
           for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
   		if "000565" in arcpy.GetMessage(i):   #Check if database connection was successful
   			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
   			arcpy.AddMessage("\n+++++++++")
   			arcpy.AddMessage("Exiting!!")
   			arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
   			sys.exit(3)            
   		else:
   			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
   			arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
   	
   	
   	# Process: Enable geodatabase...
   	try:
   		print "Enabling Enterprise Geodatabase...\n"
   		arcpy.EnableEnterpriseGeodatabase_management(input_database=Connection_File_Name_full_path, authorization_file=license)
   		for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
   			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
   		arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
   	except:
   		for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
   			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
   			
   	if os.path.exists(Connection_File_Name_full_path):
   		os.remove(Connection_File_Name_full_path)
   			
   #Check if no value entered for option	
   except SystemExit as e:
   	if e.code == 2:
   		parser.usage = ""
   		print "\n"
   		parser.print_help() 
   		parser.exit(2)
   

8. Alter the script to include the information specific to your site.
9. Run the script you copied and altered.

A log file for the geodatabase creation (GDBCreateGeodatabase<#>.log) is written to the directory specified for your TEMP or TMP variable on the computer where the script is run.