SAP Note 200164 - DB multiconnect with DB6 as target database

Component : DB2 Universal Database for Unix / NT -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/200164 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note outlines steps for setting up secondary database connections for SAP systems interfacing with DB2 (termed DB6) databases. It supplements earlier Note 323151 to include details specific to “DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows.” Key procedures include: entering connection data in DBCON, installing DB2 client software, cataloging the database, and copying the SAP database interface library (DBSL) for DB6. The note details homogenous (same DBMS type) and heterogeneous (different manufacturers/platforms) multiconnect support, available since SAP Releases 4.0A and 4.5A, respectively. Steps are tailored to ensure seamless integration and connectivity between SAP application servers and remote DB6 databases.

Key words :
/usr/sap/<sid>/sys/exe/run, dbms_type=db6  export dbms_type  disp+work -, setenv dbms_type db6  disp+work -, set dbms_type=db6  disp+work -, /sapmnt/b20/global/db6/<os>, database manager configuration parameter svcename, remote database tcpip service names, sap db6 cli driver dvds, simple 'disp+work -v', relevant ibm db2 documentation

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