Hi Rahool;
I tried to connect from an UDB 8 client to a UDB 7 Connect Server
(to go to a DB2 v7.1 z/Os database); this was not possible.
From the IBM docs :
Product and product-level support
Back-level DB2 server support
If you migrate your DB2 client systems to version 8 before you have
migrated all of your DB2 servers to version 8, several restrictions and
limitations apply. For version 8 clients to work with version 7 servers,
you need to configure and enable the use of DRDA(R) application server
capability on the version 7 server. For information on how to do this,
refer to the version 7 Installation and Configuration Supplement. You
cannot access a DB2 Connect Version 7 server from a version 8 client. When
accessing version 7 servers from version 8 clients, there is no support
available for the following:
· The following data types:
...
· The following security capabilities:
...
· The following connections and communication protocols:
...
· The following application features and tasks:
...
There are similar limitations and restrictions for version 8 tools working
with version 7 servers. The following Version 8 GUI tools, products, and
Centers support only Version 8 servers:
· Control Center
· 1Development Center
· Health Center (including the Web version of this center)
· Indoubt Transaction Manager
· Information Catalog Center (including the Web version of this
center)
· Journal
· License Center
· Satellite Administration Center
· Spatial Extender
· Task Center
· Tools Settings
The following Version 8 tools support Version 7 servers (with some
restrictions):
· Command Center (including the Web version of this center) Saving,
importing, and scheduling of scripts are not supported by the Command
Center.
· Data Warehouse Center
· Replication Center
· The import/export configuration file function of the Configuration
Assistant
· SQL Assist
· Visual Explain
In general, any Version 8 tool that is only launched from within the
navigation tree of the Control Center, or any details view based on such a
tool, will not be available or accessible to Version 7 and earlier
servers. You should consider using the Version 7 tools when working with
Version 7 or earlier servers.
We now use (also) UDB7 client tools to access through UDB 8 (Connect
server) to DB2 v7 database on the z/Os.
Regards;
Ben ten Thije
Citeren Rahool Moray <[Email Address Removed] Hi,
>
> Does anyone have any idea if we can connect to DB2 UDB 7.x databases
> using the DB2 UDB 8.x tools. I recently removed my 7.x setup and
installed
> the 8.x. I am unable to connect to the 7.x databases. I use the JDBC ODBC
> connections. I thought there would have been a backward compatibility.
But,
> i am unable to for some reason. is there a work around so that i can
> connect to Db2 UDB 7.x databases. I keep on getting the error message.
>
> The setup routines for the IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER ODBC driver could not be
> loaded due to the system error code 126
> Could not load the setup or translator library
>
> Any ideas .... please ... if anything can be done about this. I am new to
> DB2.
>
> regards,
>
> --RAHool
>
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