DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

IBM Data Server Provider for .NET database system requirements for DB2

The DB2® .NET provider

You can use the DB2 .NET provider to access all supported DB2 database servers and Informix® database servers. To connect to DB2 for z/OS® and IBM® DB2 for IBM i servers, you require the DB2 Connect™ Server license.

The dynamic-link library file for the DB2 .NET provider is IBM.Data.DB2.dll.

For information about supported DB2 and Informix database servers, see the detailed system requirements for a specific product site .

The Informix .NET provider

You can use the Informix .NET provider to access supported Informix servers.

The dynamic-link library file for the Informix .NET provider is IBM.Data.Informix.dll.

For information about supported Informix database servers, see the detailed system requirements for a specific product site .

Before you install the IBM Data Provider for .NET, you must already have one of the following .NET Framework versions:

.NET Framework Version 2.0
.NET Framework Version 3.0
.NET Framework Version 3.5
.NET Framework Version 4.0

Without a .NET framework installed the IBM Data Server Client and driver installer will not install the IBM Data Server Provider for .NET. You will need to install the data provider manually.

For DB2 for i, the following fix is required on the server: APAR II13348.