IBM manual 144 DB2 Deployment Guide

Apart from runtime support for DB2 CLI API and ODBC API, this driver offers runtime support for Transaction API. It also provides database connectivity, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Database Directory support, as well as tracing, logging, and diagnostic support.

IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI and IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC, CLI, and .NET are provided to facilitate DB2 application deployment. Some of the advantages are:

￿It has a smaller footprint than IBM Data Server Client and the IBM Data Server Runtime Client.

￿It simplifies application deployment. You can include the driver in your database application installation package and redistribute the driver with your application. Also, under certain conditions, you can redistribute the driver with your database application royalty-free.

￿Multiple installations of the driver can reside on a single system.

￿It can co-exist with IBM Data Server Client.

Restrictions of IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC, CLI, and

.NET, and IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI

The driver supports a subset of the IBM Data Server Client functionality. It does not support the following functionality:

￿Command line processor (CLP).

￿CLI and ODBC application development.

￿Administrative API.

￿Automatic install: The installation and configuration process of IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI is manual.

Some of the IBM Data Server Clients functionality are supported with restrictions:

￿There is no local database directory. LDAP cache is not saved in disk.

￿Messages are reported only in English.

￿Not all diagnostic utilities are available.

Obtaining IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC, CLI, and .NET, and IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI

You can obtain IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI or IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC, CLI, and .NET through IBM Web site. They are also available on a DB2 version 9.5 installation CD.

144DB2 Deployment Guide