IBM DB2® Enterprise Server is one of the supported databases for use with WebSphere Event Broker.
On Windows® only, the Derby database is embedded in the broker component. It is suitable for verification and evaluation only, and is enabled when you install the ODBC Drivers from the Launchpad as part of the WebSphere® Event Broker product installation. For production systems, you must install one of the supported databases, for example, DB2 Enterprise Server. For information about how to install ODBC Drivers as part of the WebSphere Event Broker installation, see the Installation Guide.
For distributed systems, DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Version 8.2 is supplied on DVD (for Linux® on x86 and Windows only) and on CD with WebSphere Event Broker. You can install DB2 either before or after you have installed WebSphere Event Broker. To install DB2, see the install.html file in the /doc directory on the CD or DVD. The supplied version is subject to restricted terms and conditions for use with WebSphere Event Broker. Help is provided by the installation wizard following license acceptance.
For z/OS® systems, either DB2 Version 7.1 or DB2 Version 8.1 is required, but no other databases are supported. You must install DB2 before you install WebSphere Event Broker on z/OS systems.