If you want to access System z or System i servers through a DB2 Connect gateway server, apply the DB2 Connect license in the same manner as the other DB2 product licenses.
When the DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition for zSeries license certificate file is activated with the db2connectactivate utility on the DB2 for z/OS, Version 9.7 fix pack 3 and later clients can access the database.
When the DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition for iSeries® license certificate file is activated with the db2connectactivate utility on the DB2 for i database, Version 10.5 and later clients can access the database.
You can activate the DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition for iSeries license certificate file on the DB2 for i V6R1 or later (PTF SI49652).
Before you run the db2connectactivate utility, you must ensure that the Java™ Runtime Environment is available on the machine.
To activate the license certificate file on a DB2 for z/OS subsystem or DB2 for i server, use the db2connectactivate utility as follows: