To simplify .NET application deployment, IBM provides the IBM® Data
Server Driver Package,
a small-footprint client that is ideal for use in mass deployment
scenarios. You can use the IBM Data
Server Runtime Client instead, if the additional features of that
client are desired over the IBM Data
Server Driver Package.
Before you begin
- Before deployment, you must build your .NET application, which
you can do with either Visual Studio or the command line. For more
information about building .NET applications, see the related tasks.
- Computers that you use to build .NET applications and computers
where you will deploy .NET applications must have a supported version
of the Windows operating
system, in addition to other software, as described in Supported .NET development software:
- Build systems
- Windows operating system
- Visual Studio
- .NET Framework Redistributable Package
- .NET Framework Software Development Kit
- Deployment systems
- Windows operating system
- .NET Framework Redistributable Package
Procedure
To deploy a .NET application:
- Install the IBM Data
Server Driver Package onto
the computers where you will deploy your application. During the installation,
set the IBM Data
Server Driver Package installation
to be the default database client interface copy.
Note: Any
existing database applications that run against an IBM data server will use this new installation
of the IBM Data
Server Driver Package.
Test those applications against the new driver before rolling out
your deployed .NET application.
- Install your built application onto the computers where
your application will run.