This section describes how to install a DB2 client on your workstation. For information on how to deploy a DB2 client using a distributed installation, refer to the Installation and Configuration Supplement.
A DB2 Run-Time Client provides the ability for workstations from a variety of platforms to access DB2 databases.
DB2 Run-Time Clients and DB2 Application Development Client are available for the following platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, OS/2, NUMA-Q, Silicon Graphics IRIX, the Solaris Operating Environment, Windows 9x, Windows NT, and Windows 2000.
A DB2 Administration Client provides the ability for workstations from a variety of platforms to access and administer DB2 databases. These workstations are known as DB2 Administration Clients. The DB2 Administration Client has all the features of the DB2 Run-Time Client and also includes all the DB2 Administration tools, documentation, and support for Thin Clients.
DB2 Administration Clients are available for the following platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, OS/2, Solaris, Windows 9x, Windows NT, and Windows 2000.
The DB2 Application Development Client was known as the DB2 Software Development Kit (DB2 SDK) Client in previous versions of DB2. The DB2 Application Development Client provides the tools and environment you need to develop applications that access DB2 servers and application servers that implement the Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA). You can build and run DB2 applications with a DB2 Application Development Client installed. You can also run DB2 applications on the DB2 Administration Client and the DB2 Run-Time Client.
The applicable DB2 Application Development Client can be found on the server product CD-ROM and the DB2 Application Development Client for all platforms can be found on the set of DB2 Application Development Client CD-ROMs.
You cannot create a database on a DB2 client, only connect to databases that reside on a DB2 server.
| Note: | DB2 clients can connect to DB2 servers two releases later or one release earlier than the client's release level, as well as to servers at the same release level. For example, a DB2 Version 5.2 client can connect to DB2 Version 5.0, 5.2, 6.1, and 7.1 servers, while a DB2 Version 7.1 client can connect to DB2 Version 6.1 and 7.1 servers. |
You may install a DB2 client on any number of workstations. For information about licensing, refer to your License Information Booklet.
Go to the section that provides installation instructions for the DB2 client that you want to install:
To download installation packages for all supported DB2 clients, which include all the pre-Version 7 clients, connect to the IBM DB2 Client Application Enabler Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/db2tech/clientpak