Connecting to a remote database from VM

If you plan to connect to a remote DB2 database from VM (with the DSQSDBNM startup parameter or the CONNECT command) perform the following task:

• Install the QMF control tables, catalog views, sample tables, and packages in the DB2 database you want to connect to. For a DB2 VM, DB2 workstation, or DB2 iSeries database installation, this can be accomplished using the installation jobs that are outlined in this chapter. For installation into a DB2 OS/390 or DB2 VSE database, refer to the appropriate operating system installation instructions in this book.

  Note: If you do not have QMF installed in your local DB2 for VM database you must use the DSQSDBNM startup parameter to connect to the DB2 database during the QMF session initialization.

• If QMF Version 3.2 or higher is already installed in the remote database you want to connect to, you can simply install the new required QMF Version 7.2 database packages into that remote database. Use the job outlined in Step 10--Load QMF database packages to a remote server (optional): DSQ2BPKB.