IBM Db2 Big SQL connection

Last updated: Jun 07, 2024

To access your data in IBM Db2 Big SQL, create a connection asset for it.

IBM Db2 Big SQL is a high performance massively parallel processing (MPP) SQL engine for Hadoop that makes querying enterprise data from across the organization an easy and secure experience.

Supported versions

Db2 Big SQL for Version 4.1+

Create a connection to IBM Db2 Big SQL

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

Database name
Hostname or IP address
Port number
Username and password
SSL certificate (if required by the database server)

Credentials

If you select Shared, enter your username and password for the server.

If you select Personal, you have two choices:

Enter your username and password for the server.
Select platform login credentials.
You can use this option only if the Db2 Big SQL service is hosted on the instance of Cloud Pak for Data that you are connecting to.

For Private connectivity, to connect to a database that is not externalized to the internet (for example, behind a firewall), you must set up a secure connection.

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project: Click Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a deployment space: Click Import assets > Data access > Connection. See Adding data assets to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog: Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.