The IBM® Data Server Driver for ODBC
and CLI is
not part of the IBM Data
Server Client or
the IBM Data Server Runtime Client.
You must install and configure it separately.
You can download and install the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC
and CLI and
use it with your ODBC and CLI applications without a special license.
The
IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC
and CLI can
connect to the following properly licensed servers:
- DB2® for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
- DB2 Connect™ Server
- InfoSphere® Federation
Server
- IBM Informix®
- DB2 for z/OS®
- IBM DB2 for IBM i
- DB2 Server
for VM and VSE
The
IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC
and CLI can
be used to connect to
DB2 for z/OS,
IBM DB2 for IBM i,
and
DB2 Server
for VM and VSE servers
only if:
- a connection is established through a properly licensed DB2
Connect server;
or
- directly to the server if and only if a properly formatted authentic DB2 Connect license file
is present. The license file is distributed as part of the DB2
Connect products.
The only way to obtain the license key file is to purchase one of
the following DB2
Connect products:
- DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition
- DB2 Connect Application
Server Edition
- DB2 Connect Unlimited
Edition for System z®
- DB2 Connect Unlimited
Edition for System i®
No
other product provides the required license file or the license rights afforded
by the presence of this file. Tampering with or unauthorized distribution
of this file is a breach of the license agreement. The relevant license
file can be located on the
DB2
Connect activation
image in the
/db2/license directory. The license
must be copied to the
license subdirectory of
the data server driver installation path, for example:
installation_path/license.
The name of the file varies with the product:
- DB2 Connect Application
Server Edition: db2consv_as.lic
- DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition: db2consv_ee.lic
- DB2 Connect Unlimited
Edition for System i: db2consv_is.lic
- DB2 Connect Unlimited
Edition for System z: db2consv_zs.lic
DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows