DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Obtaining the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI

To obtain the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI, you need:

• internet access, so you can download the driver; or
• a DB2 Version 9 installation CD.

You can obtain the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI by doing either of the following:

• Search for the IBM DB2 Driver for ODBC and CLI driver from and download the driver for your platform.

  or

• Copy the driver from the DB2 install CD.

The driver is in a compressed file called "db2_driver_for_odbc_cli.zip" on Windows® operating systems, and "db2_driver_for_odbc_cli.tar.Z" on other operating systems.

The compressed file is located on the CD at:

<CD top>\db2\<platform>\clidriver

where <platform> is one of:

aix
hpipf
hpux
linux
linux390
linux64
linuxamd64
linuxppc
sunos
Windows

For example,

• on Windows the driver is located at:

  /db2/Windows/clidriver/db2_driver_for_odbc_cli.zip

• on AIX the driver is located at:

  /db2/aix/clidriver/db2_driver_for_odbc_cli.tar.Z

• on Linux the driver is located at:

  /db2/linux/clidriver/db2_driver_for_odbc_cli.tar.Z