You can define where database connection information
is stored by updating the database directory.
Before you begin
DB2 Connect™ uses the system
database, node and database connection services (DCS) directory to
manage database connection information. Before updating these directories,
you should configure communications on the IBM mainframe database server and
workstations.
About this task
DB2 Connect uses
the following directories to manage database connection information:
- system database directory, which contains name, node,
and authentication information for every database that DB2 Connect accesses.
- node directory, which contains network address and
communication protocol information for every IBM mainframe database server that DB2 Connect accesses.
- database connection services (DCS) directory, which
contains information specific to IBM mainframe database server databases.
Database directories can be
updated by cataloging your databases, nodes, or DCS directory.
Procedure
To update database directories:
- Collect
database directory information using the directory customization worksheet.
- Update the directories with information
about remote database server machines by cataloging your databases,
nodes, or DCS directory. See Configuring connections to IBM mainframe database servers for
details on how to catalog databases, nodes, or DCS directory.
DB2 Connect Version 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows