vWhether you will be using a direct connection (see ªAccessing Host or AS/400 DB2 Data Using DB2 Connect Personal Editionº on page 4), or connections via an SNA gateway (see ªConnections via Communications Gatewayº on page 6).

Product Requirements

Table 2 lists the operating system and communications software required for DB2 Connect.

Table 2. Software Requirements

Product

Hardware/Software

Communications

 

Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

OS/2

 

 

 

vDB2 Connect Personal Edition

vOS/2 Warp Version 3 and Version 4

vOS/2 Warp Connect Version 3

vOS/2 Warp Server Version 4

vOS/2 Warp Server Advanced V4

vOS/2 Warp Server Advanced V4 with SMP Feature

vOS/2 Warp Server for e-business

Versions of OS/2 with built-in communications capabilities such as OS/2 Warp Connect, Warp Server, Warp Server Advanced, and OS/2 Warp Version 4 are recommended.

Notes:

1.If you plan to install DB2 Connect using TME 10 SystemView, you must have TME 10 SystemView LAN Client provided by the OS/2 Warp Server.

2.The DB2 SNMP subagent requires DPI 2.0 support provided by the OS/2 Warp Server installed. If you plan to use DB2 SNMP subagent for system management, you will have to use OS/2 Warp Server.

APPC, IPX/SPX, NetBIOS, or TCP/IP

vFor local IPX/SPX connectivity, you require Novell NetWare Requester, Version 2.10 or later.

vFor local NetBIOS connectivity, you require IBM NTS/2 Version 1.0, or IBM Communications Manager Version 1.x or later, or IBM OS/2 LAN Requester.

vFor TCP/IP connectivity, you require IBM TCP/IP Version 3.0 or later for OS/2 Warp Versions 3 and 4, and for OS/2 Warp Connect Version 3. The OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 base operating system provides TCP/IP connectivity, if selected during installation.

vFor SNA (APPC) connectivity, one of the following communications products is required:

±IBM eNetwork Communications Server for OS/2 Warp Version 5

±IBM eNetwork Personal Communications for OS/2 Warp Version 4.2

±IBM Communication Server for OS/2 Version 4

Notes:

1.If you plan to use two-phase commit with DB2 Connect and DRDA host systems, you must install the Syncpoint Manager (SPM) function and its prerequisites.

2.The DB2 SNMP Subagent requires DPI 2.0 support provided by the OS/2 Warp Server.

3.Installing clients and servers using TME 10 Net®nity requires TME 10 Net®nity LAN Client provided by the OS/2 Warp Server.

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