Connecting to Db2

You can securely connect clients, applications, and users to the Db2 service in Cloud Pak for Data.

Clients of the Db2 service
You can remotely catalog the Db2 database and connect your applications to the Db2 database server.
Users and credentials in Db2
The following topics describe the credentials and supported authentication methods for Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data, as well as granting access to the database.
Db2 ports and services
You can use the Db2 NodePort service or an external-facing Ingress Controller to connect applications to Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data.
Connecting clients to the Db2 HADR configuration
To connect to a Db2 high availability disaster recovery (HADR) configuration on Cloud Pak for Data, external clients can use the hostname and IP address of the master node and the NodePort service that is associated with the ${SVCENAME}-db2u-engn-svc service as you would in a non-HADR deployment.
Configuring TLS client connections with Db2
Use transport layer security (TLS) to create secure connections from Db2 clients to the integrated Db2 database server deployed on IBM Cloud Pak for Data.

Parent topic: Administering the Db2 service