6.6. Summary

In this chapter you learned the setup required to connect from a DB2 client to a DB2 server. Four supported connection scenarios were discussed in detail:

  • Local connection from a DB2 client to a DB2 server

  • Remote connection from a DB2 client to a DB2 server

  • Remote connection from a DB2 client to a DB2 host server

  • Remote connection from a DB2 client to a DB2 host server via a DB2 Connect gateway

A local connection occurs when a DB2 client and a DB2 server reside on the same server. A connection from a DB2 client to a DB2 server requires that at least the DB2 Runtime Client be installed on the client machine. On the server machine, at least DB2 Workgroup Edition is required. A connection from a DB2 client to a DB2 host server requires ...

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