.NET provider enhancements
The IBM Data Server Provider for .NET contains a number of major enhancements for the Db2 11.5.4 release.
Attention: The enhancements in this topic are included in the
Db2 11.5.4 mod pack release, which is available for the following products:
- Db2 on-premises
- The single container deployments of Db2 Warehouse and IBM Integrated Analytics System (IIAS)
- The container micro-service deployment of Db2 on Red Hat OpenShift
11.5.4 enhancements
The Db2
11.5.4
release includes the following enhancements and new capabilities for the IBM Data Server Provider for
.NET:
| Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
| Code first support for Db2 for z/OS® | Support for Code First approach against Db2 for z/OS using IBM Data
Server provider for Entity Framework Core. Note: This support is available as part of Db2 .NET Core 3.1
packages.
|
| .NET Core driver on Microsoft Azure | Azure App Services Environment (Linux Web Apps and Linux Docker Containers) support only from Db2 .NET Core driver version 2.2.0.100 onwards. |
| Leverage new features of .NET core 2.1 | The following features are supported:
Note: This support is available as part of Db2 .NET Core 3.1
packages.
|
| .NET Core Driver support for Microsoft Windows Nano Server | Support for .NET Core 3.1 applications using Windows Nano Server containers. |
| Support for .NET Core 3.1 | Support for .NET Core application using IBM Data Server provider for Entity Framework Core. |
| Db2 .NET Core support on AWS | Support for .NET applications using Db2 .NET Core and hosted on AWS is provided as part of Db2 .NET Core 3.1 packages. |