Preface

Read this guide if you are responsible for performing tasks such as:

installing and configuring the gateway
administering the gateway
using the gateway

Understand the fundamentals of database gateways and OS/400 before using this guide for installation or system administration.

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for anyone installing, configuring and administering the gateway, as well as for developers writing applications that access remote host databases through the gateway.

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Product Name

The complete name for this product is Oracle Database Gateway for DB2/400, also abbreviated DG4DB2/400 in this document.

Platform Name

In this manual, the platform is called OS/400. The terms AS/400 and OS/400 both refer to the IBM iSeries computers and operating system, which are referred to by IBM as IBM eServer iSeries servers, and include the IBM i5.

Conventions

Examples of input and output to the system are shown in a special font:

WRKCFGSTS *DEV device_name

Punctuation, such as commas and quotes, must be entered as shown unless otherwise specified. All output is shown as it actually appears. For input, the following conventions apply:

UPPERCASE Uppercase words, such as WRKCFGSTS, indicate that a word or phrase must be entered exactly as spelled.

Italic code font Lowercase or uppercase entries in Italic font, such as device_name, indicate that a word or phrase must be substituted, such as the actual device name.

< > Angle brackets indicate that the enclosed arguments are required, and that at least one of the arguments must be entered. Do not enter the brackets themselves.

[ ] Square brackets indicate that the enclosed arguments are optional. Do not enter the brackets themselves

| Vertical lines separate choices.

... Ellipses indicate that the preceding item can be repeated. You can enter an arbitrary number of similar items.

Commands, reserved words, and keywords appear in uppercase in both examples and text. A file ID can appear with both uppercase and lowercase text. When portions of a file ID appear in italic case, this indicates that those portions in italic case can vary. Reserved words and keywords must always be entered as is and have reserved meanings within Oracle applications.

Storage Measurements

Storage measurements use the following abbreviations:

KB, for kilobyte, which equals 1024 bytes
MB, for megabyte, which equals 1, 048, 576 bytes
GB, for gigabyte, which equals 1, 073, 741, 824 bytes