License requirements for the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI

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®
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