DB connect License - DB6 to DB4 connection

[Former Member]

Hello Experts,

I have establish the connection from DB6 (SAP ECC EHP 5 on Linux) to AS400 DB2 database (DB4) with the help of temp license, Kindly let me know if we have to choose from single user or Enterprise License for each system landscape.

Regards

Saurabh Mishra

[sunny_pahuja2]

Hi,

You need Enterprise license for the same. Check SAP note 663756. Please find below the extract from this note:

DB2 license prerequisites

To connect to a DB2 or DB4 database, you require a "DB2 Connect" license. The "DB2 Connect" license is part of the "DB2 Enterprise Server Edition" (ESE) license up to and including DB2 Version 9.5. With DB2 9.7 or higher, this license is no longer contained in the ESE product. By default, a DB2 ESE instance is installed on the database server only.

Thanks

Sunny

[Former Member]

Hello Sunny,

I am sorry but I haven't understand the same from the note as license part is missing in note, I got the below license type detail but not sure if single user license (D58FELL) will work from each system (DEV, QAS and PRD)-

Item Serial Description Qty IBM Pricing Level E
D58FELL IBM DB2 CONNECT PERSONAL EDITION CLIENT DEVICE
LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
1 $473.40
D58FILL IBM DB2 CONNECT ENTERPRISE EDITION 25 AUTHORIZED
USER LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
1 $2,436.00
D58FGLL IBM DB2 CONNECT ENTERPRISE EDITION 25 CONCURRENT
USERS LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12
MONTHS
1 $10,057.00
D0BDNLL IBM DB2 CONNECT APPLICATION SERVER ADVANCED
EDITION PROCESSOR VALUE UNIT (PVU) LICENSE + SW
SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
100 $22,460.00
D55NILL IBM DB2 CONNECT APPLICATION SERVER EDITION
PROCESSOR VALUE UNIT (PVU) LICENSE + SW
SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
100 $20,370.00
D58B8LL IBM DB2 CONNECT UNLIMITED EDITION FOR ISERIES
PROCESSOR VALUE UNIT (PVU) LICENSE + SW
SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
100 $5,137.00
D5AQTLL IBM DB2 CONNECT UNLIMITED EDITION MILLIONS OF SERVICE
UNITS PER HOUR SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT
REINSTATEMENT 12 MONTHS
100 $9,280.00
D5AR6LL IBM DB2 CONNECT UNLIMITED EDITION HOST SERVER
LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
1 $67,799.00

Regards

Saurabh Mishra

[sunny_pahuja2]

Hi,

I am not sure about this part but as per the note, it is part of DB2 Enterprise license. So, you need not to get any other license. Might be someone else can help us on it.

Thanks

Sunny

[Frank-Martin]

Hi,

for normal operations of a SAP system running on DB2 LUW ( DB6 ) a DB2 Connect license is not needed. A DB2 Connect license is only required if you want to connect to a DB2/z ( DB2 ), DB2/iSeries ( DB4 ) or Informix database using the SAP database interface library for DB2 LUW ( DB6 ).

Since this is not the standard use case of a SAP system this license can not be obtained from SAP. You should talk to your IBM sales rep about this license. The type of the needed DB2 Connect license may depend on how often you open such herterogenous connections to the remote databases in your application. But only IBM can answer which license is needed.

Regards

Frank