Release Notes

3SNA support limitations in Version 8

3The following support has been withdrawn from DB2 Universal Database 3Enterprise Server Edition (ESE) Version 8 for Windows and UNIX operating 3systems, and from DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition (CEE) Version 8 for Windows 3and UNIX operating systems: 3

• 3Multisite update (two-phase commit) capability using SNA cannot be 3used. Applications that require multisite update (two-phase commit) 3must use TCP/IP connectivity. Multisite update (two-phase 3commit) using TCP/IP to a host or iSeries^(TM) database server has been 3available for several releases. Host or iSeries applications that 3require multisite update (two-phase commit) support can use the new capability 3of TCP/IP multisite update (two-phase commit) support within DB2 Universal 3Database ESE, Version 8.
• 3DB2 Universal Database ESE or DB2 CEE servers no longer accept client 3connections using SNA. As of version 8, FixPak 1, DB2 Universal 3Database allows the 32-bit version of AIX, Solaris^(TM) Operating Environment, 3HP-UX, and Windows applications to access host- or iSeries database servers 3using SNA. This support allows applications access to host or iSeries 3database servers using SNA, but using only one-phase commit.
• 3Sysplex support with DB2 Universal Database for z/OS^(TM) is only available 3using TCP/IP. Sysplex support is not provided using SNA 3connectivity.
• 3Change password support is no longer available using SNA connectivity to 3host database servers.
• 3All SNA support will be withdrawn in the next version of DB2 Universal 3Database and DB2 Connect. 3