DB2 Connect client access to host databases

DB2 Connect™'s basic feature is providing a direct connection to a host database from desktop applications running on your workstations. IBM® Data Server Driver Package with DB2 Connect license is the simplest way to provide this solution.

Each workstation that has a client package and DB2 Connect license installed can establish a direct TCP/IP connection to DB2® for z/OS®, IBM DB2 for IBM i, and DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows servers. In addition, applications can connect to and update multiple DB2 family databases in the same transaction with the complete data integrity provided by the two-phase commit protocol.

Figure 1 shows a direct connection to an IBM mainframe database server from a workstation with DB2 Connect installed.

Figure 1. Direct Connection Between DB2 Connect and an IBM mainframe database server

Note:

1. All IBM data server drivers provide the ability to perform workload balancing and seamless automatic client reroute features without requiring DB2 Connect modules to be installed or configured.