Updating hosts and services files for TCP/IP connections
This task explains when and how to
update the hosts file and services file
on the client with communication parameter values for the remote database
server. This task is optional for connections using TCP/IP and does
not apply to connections using Named Pipes.
Cataloging a TCP/IP node from a client using the CLP
Cataloging a TCP/IP node adds an entry to the Data Server
Client node
directory that describes the remote node. This entry specifies the
chosen alias (node_name), the hostname (or ip_address),
and the svcename (or port_number)
that the client uses to access the remote host.
DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows