The DB2 Administration Server (DAS) is a control point used only to assist with tasks on
DB2 servers. You must have DAS running if you want to use available tools like
Configuration Assistant, Control Center, or the Development Center

Creating the Administration Server

(Windows) db2admin create user:username password:passwrd
(UNIX and Linux) (instance subdirectory where DB2 is installed)/dascrt -u DASUser

Starting and stopping the Administration Server

db2admin start
db2admin stop

Listing the Administration Server

db2admin

Removing the Administration Server

dasdrop ASName (UNIX)
db2admin drop (Windows)

To see the values for the DB2 administration server configuration parameters, enter:

db2 get admin cfg

This will show you the current values that were given.

To update individual entries in the DAS configuration file, or to reset it, enter:

db2 update admin cfg using ...

To reset the configuration parameters to the recommended defaults, enter:

db2 reset admin cfg