Configure Connection to the IBM DB2 iSeries

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

Configuration

Navigate to the Alation settings page for your IBM DB2 for iSeries Server configured in the previous step, and click the Access tab. Set the IBM DB2 for iSeries Server Privacy to Public or Private depending on your requirements.

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Click the General Settings tab.

Under the Application Settings settings section add any Additional data source connections and select the Save button.

Go to the Connector Settings section and the Datasource Connection sub section.

Add the following values

  • JDBC URI

  • Username

  • Password

and then click the Save button.

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Update the Connector Log Level if required.

In the Test Connection section press the Test button to make sure the data source is accessible by the connector.