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Chapter 11. Configuring Communications to Host and AS/400 Databases Manually

This section describes how to configure manually the DB2 Connect workstation to use the following SNA communications subsystems:

• IBM Communications Server for OS/2 or Communications Manager for OS/2 (see Chapter 12. "Configuring Communications Server for OS/2 for DB2 Connect for OS/2").

• IBM Communications Server for NT (see Chapter 14. "Configuring IBM Communications Server for Windows NT").

• IBM Communications Server for NT SNA Client (see Chapter 15. "Configuring IBM Communications Server for Windows NT SNA Client").

• Microsoft SNA Server (see Chapter 16. "Configuring Microsoft SNA Server for DB2 Connect for Windows NT").

• Microsoft SNA Client (see Chapter 17. "Configuring Microsoft SNA Client").

• SNA Server on AIX (see Chapter 18. "Configuring SNA Server for DB2 Connect for AIX").

• Bull SNA on AIX (see Chapter 19. "Configuring Bull SNA for DB2 Connect for AIX").

• SNAPlus on HP-UX (see Chapter 20. "Configuring SNAPlus for DB2 Connect for HP-UX").

• Solaris users should see Chapter 21. "Configuring SunLink SNA for DB2 Connect for Solaris".

• To configure two-phase commit over SNA, see Chapter 22. "Setting Up Two-phase Commit Using SNA".

• To configure host connections using TCP/IP, see:

  • "Configuring TCP/IP for DB2 for OS/390"

  • Chapter 23. "Setting up Two-phase Commit using TCP/IP".

You can find more information in the following publications:

• For more information about SNA Server for AIX, refer to the IBM SNA Server for AIX User's Guide.

• For information on how to configure DRDA hosts for DB2 Connect, refer to:

  • Chapter 47. "Configuring DRDA Hosts for DB2 Connect" in this manual

  • The online DB2 Connectivity Supplement (which is installed with the DB2 Connect software)

  • The Distributed Relational Database Architecture Connectivity Guide, SC26-4783.

  • The DB2 for OS/390 V5 Installation Guide, GC26-8970.

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