If the kit and/or the iSeries odbc driver isn't the standard anymore for iSeries/DB2 connectivity from Windows (its been ahile since I've been in an i/db2 environment), please let me know what is--and where I can find it. The IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI product contains the CLI driver. The IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI product does not require creation of the DB2 instance. Obtaining the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI software - IBM DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
I need to connect to remote DB2 from local SQL Server 2008 R2. I don't want to use linked servers. So I am searching for download and trying to install IBM DB2 driver, as Microsoft ODBC driver for DB2 comes with Host Integration Server is expensive.
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You can download DB2 clients for your DB2 version from here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007053
Client software is free.
mustacciomustaccioThe below link has a step by step guide that worked well for me
CidCidBoth answers are correct, but only have the links to were the answers are.
- download the correct driver (called fix pack most of the time) you need from IBM
- extract the contents of the zip file to
c:program filesIBM, I unzipped it inc:program filesIBMclidriver - open a command prompt as administrator and change to the directory you just created and then go in the bin folder
execute the following commands to install and register the odbc drivers
check your odbc manager if the drivers are installed, this is depending on the version you selected (32 bit or 64 bit)
for the 32 bit version open your odbc data sources 32 bit otherwise open the odbc data sources 64 bit.
To open odbc data sources in windows versions 7 upwards
- press the windows key
- type
odbc - click on the version you need (32 bit or 64 bit)
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