Preparing the upgrade

Complete the following tasks before you run the actual upgrade.

Patching the configuration for Remote Db2 target databases
As prerequisite for upgrading a Data Gate instance that is connected to a remote Db2 target database, the Data Gate instance configuration must be updated before upgrading the Data Gate instance itself.
Activating the Db2 Connect Unlimited Edition license
As a prerequisite for all upgrades, the Db2 Connect unlimited license needs to be activated for all Db2 for z/OS subsystems that are connected as source to a Data Gate instance.

Parent topic: Upgrading Data Gate