The XDB Server, utilizing a high performance SQL engine, supports multiple locations and multiple databases within a location. The XDB Server, when combined with accompanying client software, provides a full-featured, client-server based database management system. The XDB Server and client software are available for a variety of operating platforms. In all cases, responsible parties need to understand the storage architecture and the various system and user configuration parameters.Note:If you want to access mainframe DB2 data directly, your system administrator must first install and configure a number of SQL connectivity components. Once this is done, your system administrator can advise you how to connect to mainframe data.