Kees Vernooij wrote: >Our DB2 experts confirm this, but think that you need a >DB2/CONNECT license to make it working.
Good news: that's not correct. DB2 Connect licensing is not required when the JDBC client is running on z/OS, when connecting to Db2 for z/OS. I'll quote from IBM's Db2 Version 12 for z/OS announcement letter: "Non-chargeable feature of DB2 12 for z/OS: z/OS Application Connectivity to DB2 for z/OS consists of Universal Database Driver for z/OS Java™ Edition, a pure Java type 4 JDBC driver. It is designed to deliver high performance and scalable remote connectivity for Java-based enterprise applications on z/OS to a remote DB2 for z/OS database server." So, just order the "z/OS Application Connectivity to DB2 for z/OS" feature, a no additional charge part of Db2 for z/OS, and you're all set. The Type 2 (intra LPAR) JDBC driver is included with base Db2 for z/OS, as I recall, so that base should be well covered, too. That said, I can think of a licensing-related caution. If you're running Db2 Value Unit Edition (VUE), a Solution Edition involving Db2, Db2 in a zNALC LPAR, or some other special Db2 license, then just be careful that the clients connecting to that Db2 instance -- including z/OS clients -- are consistent with whatever Db2 license terms you have. As always, "ask your friendly IBM representative" for the official answers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
