Host servers by function

IBM® i host servers are listed by their associated function.

The following table shows a subset of host servers on the system and that are used by the product.

Client function	IBM i server used
.NET Data Provider	Database Server Signon server Central server
IBM Toolbox for Java™	Signon server Central server File server Database Server DRDA and DDM server Data queue server Remote command and distributed program call server Network print server
Data Transfer	Signon server Central server Database server
ODBC driver	Signon server Central server Database server
Access integrated file system from System i Navigator	File server
Data queue APIs	Data queue server
OLE DB provider	Data queue server Database server Remote command and distributed program call server Central server Signon server
Extended Dynamic Remote SQL server (QXDAEDRSQL)	Signon server Central server QXDAEDRSQL server
License management Done when an application that requires a license is started (Data Transfer and 5250 emulation)	Central server
Retrieve conversion map Done only if the client does not contain the required conversion maps	Central server
Remote command functions	Remote command and distributed program call server
Distributed program call	Remote command and distributed program call server
Send password for validation and change expired password	Signon server
Network Print	Network print server