Client-to-server communications
Configuring client-to-server communications for the IBM® data server client and
DB2 database server products requires and understanding of the components
and type of connections.
Supported combinations of clients, drivers and server levels
Various
versions of a client or driver can connect to different versions of
a server. This includes support for earlier versions and support for
accessing DB2® databases on midrange
and mainframe servers.
Communication protocols supported
You can use any of the supported protocols for connecting
from an IBM data server client to
a DB2 server. The type of protocol
that you use is dependant on the configuration of your database environment.
DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows