Figure 1-2shows the DB2 9.5 product decision flow.

 

Start

 

DB2 Connect

 

 

 

 

Personal Edition

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

Require

Yes

Need to accept

 

 

remote requests?

 

 

connection to host

 

e.g. Act as a

 

 

database(s)?

 

 

 

 

gateway?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DB2

 

 

 

Yes

Personal

 

No

 

DB2 Connect

Edition

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise edition or

 

 

 

 

Unlimited Edition

No

 

 

 

 

 

Require

 

Yes

Need to

 

local

 

receive remote

 

 

 

 

database(s)?

 

 

requests?

 

No

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Require graphical

Yes

 

 

 

tools for DB administration

IBM Data Server

IBM Data SDB2 Enterprise,

 

or will be performing

 

Client

 

application development?

 

DB2 Express,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DB2 Express-C, or

 

 

 

 

DB2 Workgroup

 

No

 

 

EditionClient

 

 

 

 

 

Require CLP and

Yes

 

 

 

basic client support with

IBM Data Server

 

 

heterogeneous application

 

Runtime Client

 

 

connectivity to

 

 

 

 

the DB2?

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

Only need to deploy

Yes

IBM Data Server

 

 

Driver for JDBC &

 

 

Java application with

 

 

 

 

SQLJ

 

 

DB2 Connectivity?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

No

Only need to deploy

Yes

IBM Data Server

 

 

.NET or CLI

 

Driver for

 

 

 

ODBC, DLI and .NET

 

 

application?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 1-2 DB2 9.5 product selection chart

 

1.3.4 License considerations

DB2 products are generally licensed based on either Authorized User or Processor Value Unit with notable exceptions being DB2 Personal edition, DB2 Express-C FTL edition, and DB2 Personal Connect edition.

Authorized User license

This is a license based on the number of users that access given specific DB2 data servers.

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