OpenLink Software

ODBC Drivers for IBM DB2

IBM DB/2 Multi-Tier

The OpenLink Multi-Tier ODBC Driver for DB/2 comprises two parts. On the server you install a request broker which handles incoming connections, and a database agent which makes the connection to the database itself.

On data-consuming machines (clients or application-servers), you install a generic client. This approach presents an extra layer of abstraction, such that by installing one component on each client, you can connect to several servers, or several different databases via the same broker.

Multi-tier is ideally suited to larger installations where the network administrator wishes to handle security rules and performance configurations centrally.

The OpenLink Multi-Tier Drivers for DB2 are a Type-A class driver developed using the DB2CLI call level interface.

DB2 Multi-Tier Architecture Diagram
DB2 Multi-Tier Architecture Diagram Image scaled down; Click to enlarge.

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DB2 6.x - 9.x Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/2003 x86 32 Bit Y Release 6.1

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