Contents

Welcome to DB2 Connect!

vii

Chapter 4. Installing DB2 Connect on

 

How This Book is Structured

vii

Windows 9x or Windows NT

31

Conventions

viii

Before You Begin

31

 

 

 

 

Performing the Installation

32

 

 

 

Software Registration

34

 

Part 1. Introduction to DB2

 

 

Connect

1

 

 

Part 3. Preparing Host and AS/400

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1. About DB2 Connect . . . .

3

 

Databases for DB2 Connect

 

Working with DB2 Data

4

 

Communications . . . . . . . . 37

 

Accessing Host or AS/400 DB2 Data

 

 

 

 

 

Using DB2 Connect Personal Edition

4

 

Chapter 5. Con®guring Host and AS/400

 

 

Connections via Communications

 

 

Databases for DB2 Connect

39

 

Gateway

6

 

Preparing MVS/ESA or OS/390 for DB2

 

 

Accessing Host or AS/400 DB2 Data

 

 

Connect

39

 

from the Desktop Using DB2 Connect

 

 

Summary of Steps

40

 

Enterprise Edition

8

 

Con®guring VTAM

40

 

Accessing DB2 Data from the Web Using

 

 

Con®guring DB2 Universal Database for

 

 

Java

14

 

OS/390

44

 

Accessing DB2 Data from the Web Using

 

 

Con®guring DB2 for MVS/ESA . . . .

45

 

Net.Data

16

 

Con®guring TCP/IP for DB2 Universal

 

Managing Connections to Databases Using

 

 

Database for OS/390

47

the Client Con®guration Assistant . . . .

18

 

Preparing DB2 Universal Database for

 

Developing Applications Using the DB2

 

 

AS/400 for DB2 Connect

52

Software Developer's Kit

18

 

Preparing DB2 for VSE & VM

53

Running Your Own Applications . . . .

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 4. Con®guring DB2 Connect

 

Part 2. DB2 Connect: Planning

 

 

 

 

 

to Communicate with Host and

 

and Installation. . . . . . . . . 21

 

AS/400 Databases

55

 

 

 

 

Chapter 2. Planning for Installation . . .

23

Chapter 6. Con®guring DB2 Connect to

 

Memory Requirements

23

 

 

 

Host or AS/400 Communications Using

 

 

DB2 Connect Requirements

23

 

 

 

 

the CCA

57

Disk Requirements

23

 

 

Con®guration Steps

58

 

Estimating Fixed Disk Requirements

24

 

Adding a Database Using a Pro®le . . .

59

Software Requirements

24

 

 

Adding a Database Using Discovery

60

 

Product Requirements

25

 

 

 

Adding a Database Manually . . . .

62

 

 

 

 

Chapter 3. Installing DB2 Connect on

 

 

Chapter 7. Con®guring APPC

 

OS/2

27

 

 

 

Communications on the DB2 Connect

 

Before You Begin

27

 

 

 

Workstation

67

Performing the Installation

27

 

 

Step 1. Identify and Record Parameter

 

Software Registration

29

 

 

 

Values

67

 

 

 

 

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