Joe ... I'm still not sure I understand what you are trying to
accomplish. Are you trying to access DB2 on z/OS via a Java type-4
driver from a client that resides on Windows/Linux/UNIX? If that is the
case, then if you want to do it with the IBM Java type-4 driver, this
requires licensing of DB2 Connect and use of DRDA.
As far as the mainframe and z/OS are concerned, everything you need for
DRDA is included with DB2 (and TCP/IP). You can find the enablement of
DRDA in the DB2 for z/OS pubs (including enablement of the DDF address
space).
It is only if you want to access DB2 for z/OS from OFF the z/OS platform
(normally from Windows/Linux/UNIX) that you need to purchase DB2 Connect.
Larry Edelstein
jo***********@gmail.com wrote:
Larry wrote:
>>Joe ... can you explain what you are trying to accomplish? I'm not sure
I understand your question. Of course it is possible to run DB2 on z/OS
without DRDA access. But what exactly are you trying to accomplish
application-wise that might or might not require DRDA?
Hi Larry, and thanks. The JDBC driver will only talk via DRDA, so I
wanted
to verify that in order to use the driver with a given z/OS DB2
instance,
that the DBMS needs to be configured to accept client connections that
speak DRDA, and that is optional, and may even be a separate purchase
item (DRDA access).
Joe
