IBM Db2 for i connection
To access your data in Db2 for i, create a connection asset for it.
Db2 for i is the relational database manager that is fully integrated on your system. Because it is integrated on the system, Db2 for i is easy to use and manage.
Supported versions
IBM DB2 for i 7.2+
Prerequisite
This connection requires that you upload two JAR files: db2jcc_license_cisuz.jar and db2jcc4.jar. For information, see IBM Db2 Connect: Pricing and Installing the IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ. The files must be uploaded by a Cloud
Pak for Data administrator with the Administer platform permission.
Create a connection to Db2 for i
To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:
- Hostname or IP address
- Port number
- Location: The unique name of the Db2 location you want to access
- Username and password
- SSL certificate (if required by the database server)
For Credentials and Certificates, you can use secrets if a vault is configured for the platform and the service supports vaults. For information, see Using secrets from vaults in connections.
Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform
In a project Click Add to project > Connection. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a catalog
Click Add to catalog > Connection. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
In a deployment space
Click Add to space > Connection. See Adding connections to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog
Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.
Next step: Add data assets from the connection
Where you can use this connection
You can use Db2 for i connections in the following workspaces and tools:
Analytics projects
- DataStage (DataStage service)
- Metadata import (Watson Knowledge Catalog)
- Notebooks (Watson Studio). Use the insert-to-code function to get the connection credentials and load the data into a data structure. See Load data from data source connections.
- SPSS Modeler (SPSS Modeler service)
Catalogs
- Platform assets catalog
- Other catalogs (Watson Knowledge Catalog)
Data Virtualization service You can connect to this data source from Data Virtualization.
Restriction
For SPSS Modeler, you can use this connection only to import data. You cannot export data to this connection or to a Db2 for i connection connected data asset.
Running SQL statements
To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the Db2 for i documentation for the correct syntax.
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Parent topic: Supported connections