StarPipes System Requirements

StarPipes enables Microsoft Windows client and server-based applications to access IBM DB2 databases using TCP/IP, while maintaining SNA on the Host. StarPipes represents a high capacity, high performance, alternative to IBM’s data access solution. StarPipes gives users an easy migration path to direct TCP/IP connectivity with DB2. It also provides a mechanism for StarSQL for Java (StarQuest's high performance JDBC driver) and StarSQL running on UNIX systems to access SNA hosts.

StarPipes is designed to be installed and run from a Windows-based computer.

StarPipes can connect to the following databases

  • DB2/MVS (DB2 for OS/390, DB2 for z/OS) Version 2.3 and later
  • DB2/400 Version 2.2 and later
  • SQL/DS (DB2 for VM & VSE) Version 3.3 and later
  • DB2/UDB for Linux, UNIX,and Windows Version 6.1 and later

Systems Requirements

  • Windows Server 2008, Server 2003, Server or Workstation 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
  • TCP/IP support
  • One of the following SNA Services:
    • Microsoft SNA Server (Host Integration Server) v2.11 or later
    • IBM Communications Server for NT v5.01 or later