Connectivity Supplement

Summary of DB2 Universal Database for AS/400 Information

AS/400 Distributed Database Programming contains the following sections which you should read and refer to:

• Chapter 1. Distributed Relational Datbase and the AS/400 System:

  • Distributed Relational Database Processing

  • DRDA and CDRA Support.

• Chapter 3. Communications for an AS/400 Distributed Relational Database:

  • Configuring a Communications Network using TCP/IP

• Chapter 4. Security for an AS/400 Distributed Relational Database:

  • DRDA Security using TCP/IP

• Chapter 5. Setting Up an AS/400 Distributed Relational Database:

  • Work Management for DRDA Use with TCP/IP

  • Setting up the TCP/IP Server

• Chapter 6. Distributed Relational Database Administration and Operation Tasks:

  • Managing a TCP/IP Server

• Chapter 8. Distributed Relational Database Performance:

  • Factors that Affect Blocking for DRDA

• Chapter 9. Handling Distributed Relational Database Problems:

  • Handling Connection Request Failures for TCP/IP

  • Starting a Service Job for a TCP/IP Server

• Appendix B. Cross-Platform Access Using DRDA.

In addition you will need to know:

• TCP/IP port number and hostname information for the server and the requester.

• CCSID and code page information for the server and the requester.

• Userid and password information required when making database connections.

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