Supporting mixed client environments for DB2

In the 7.0 release, database properties and DB2 drives have changed. If you are upgrading from a release earlier than 7.0, you must take steps to support an environment that includes clients from different versions of Rational® ClearQuest® when you upgrade to 7.1.x.

Review your upgrade strategy plan to determine when and for which databases you must update the database properties.

The database properties of the schema repositories and user databases must be set to satisfy the requirements of all the clients. The changes that might be required are outlined in Table 1.

Table 1. Changes to support a mixed client environment
Field Value for version 2003.06.xx Value for version 7.0 and later Value to support mixed clients
Vendor DB2 DB2 DB2
Database Name Database alias Database name Database alias
Server Name Field is not used. Server host name Server host name
Administrator Name Name of database administrator Name of database administrator Name of database administrator
Administrator Password Password of database administrator Password of database administrator Password of database administrator
Connect Options for versions 2003.06.13 and later Field is not used. HOST=; DATABASE=; PORT=; (optional) If the database is on a nondefault port, PORT=number
Connect Options for versions 2003.06.12 and earlier Field cannot be used. Leave blank. Leave blank.

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