Supplementary Pre-Install & Configuration Resources By Database

DB2

• Do OpenLink drivers connect to DB2?
  
• Which versions of DB2 are supported by OpenLink drivers?
  
• How can I detect my DB2 DBMS version?
  
• What is the DB2 native client?
  
• When do I need the DB2 native client?
  
• Where can I get the DB2 native client (a.k.a "DB2 Connect")?
  
• How do I configure the DB2 native client?
  
• How do I create a Single-Tier DSN to connect to DB2?
  
• How do I create a standard (2-Tier) Multi-Tier DSN to connect to DB2?
  
• How do I create an application server (3-Tier) Multi-Tier DSN to connect to DB2?
  
• How do I create a JDBC Type 1 URL to connect to DB2?
  
• How do I create a JDBC Type 3 URL to connect to DB2?
  
• What value does the DB2 environment variable pass?
  
• What value does the DB2INSTANCE environment variable pass?
  
• What value does the DB2PATH environment variable pass?
  
• How do I monitor open database sessions associated with DB2 ODBC connections?
  
• Where is the DB2 error log?
  
• How do I dump the DB2 error log?
  
• How do I Identify the DB2 Instance Name?
  
• How do I identify the DB2 Listening Port?
  
• How do I identify DB2 database names?