Quick Beginnings for DB2 Connect

Configuring DB2 Connect to Host or AS/400 Communications Using the CCA

This section describes how to use the Client Configuration Assistant (CCA) to configure your DB2 Connect workstation to access host or AS/400 DB2 databases. The configuration steps described in this section apply if you are connecting to the host or AS/400 system using TCP/IP or SNA (APPC).

The CCA cannot auto-detect or configure the following SNA (APPC) subsystems: IBM eNetwork Communications Server Communications Server for Windows NT SNA API Client Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT

To complete the steps in this section, you should be familiar with how to start the CCA. For more information, see Starting the Client Configuration Assistant.

To configure communications to a non-host or AS/400 based DB2 database, go to Configuring Client-to-Server Communications Using the Client Configuration Assistant. To configure communications to a host or AS/400 DB2 database using the command line processor, or if an SNA product cannot be configured by the CCA, go to the section that describes the communications protocol that you want to configure: TCP/IP - refer to the Installation and Configuration Supplement online document. APPC - see Configuring APPC Communications on the DB2 Connect Workstation.

With the CCA, you can:

• Configure database connections that applications can use.

• Update or delete existing configured database connections.

• Display the information for existing configured connections.

• Test a connection to a database.

• Enable or disable databases to be configured as CLI or ODBC data sources.

• Export client profiles, or import client and server profiles which contain information for the setup of a client.

• Update client configuration settings.

• Discover remote databases (if enabled).

• Bind user applications and utilities to databases.

• Change your server password.

The CCA provides three methods to set up a database connection to a server:

• Using a profile.

• Searching the network for databases.

• Manually entering database and communication protocol information for a server.
  

  When you add a database using this configuration method, the Client Configuration Assistant will generate a default node name for the server where the database resides.

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