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.
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. |