As you found out, it depends...
If you have a client process on Linux/390 that needs access to data on
the mainframe (MVS, VM, VSE and/or AS400), you need a personel license
for DB2 Connect. DB2 Connect Personel license is about $250 depending
on whether you need the media and/or documentation.
If you have a server process on Linux/390, such as a webserver where
multiple people may be accessing the mainframe data at the same time,
then you need the DB2 Connect Server license. This is licensed by
engine. 1 IFL, 1 license. Seems to me that it was about $13K/engine
for this type of license.
BTW, if you are connecting to DB2 for VM and VSE 7.x, you cannot use
DB2 Connect V8. You must use DB2 Connect 7.x with the later fixpacks.
Current fixpack level is 11.
You don't need DB2 UDB. However, much of the DB2 software will be
installed when you install DB2 Connect.
Your mainframe DB2 licenses don't do squat for you, in this case.
However, if you are MVS, there is the Enterprise licensing that I don't
pay much attention to.
Tom Duerbusch
THD Consulting
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Does anyone on this list have any idea what the REAL licensing
requirements are for DB2/Connect on Linux/390 on an IFL?
We have a need to use DB2/Connect from Linux/390 to access DB2
databases on z/OS platforms running on other machines in our data
center. We don't need DB2/UDB, just connect capability. We have DB2/VM
in the same machine, but not on the IFLs. The DB2/VM package came with
a stack of CD's, one of which contains all of DB2 for Linux/390 on it,
but I'm not sure we have a license to use it. It also contains DB2 for
various types of Unix.
Is this a no-cost license?
If so, where can I download it?
If it is a cost item, how is it licensed?
By processor?
By hardware platform?
By individual Linux server?
Any idea how much for a z/800 with 2 IFL's?
Does the fact that I have DB2/VM on the same machine help any?
We're trying for a Websphere license for the Linux IFL LPAR. That
contains DB2/UDB, doesn't it? Would that mean I'm licensed for
DB2/Connect automatically?
I've asked this question of:
Our DB2 installation folks
Our software license tracking people
Our procurement/materiel buyers
Our in-house IBM rep
Other IBM reps in the local office
and I get different and conflicting answers everyplace I ask.
Can anyone help me answer this question?
"The Definition of a gentleman is a man who can play the banjo -- and
don't!"
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VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company
