The Manage Connections tool enables you to make the SQL Server
and DB2
connections needed to run your applications.
It includes the following key functionality:
- Creates ADO.NET connections to your mainframe DB2 database.
- Maintains a catalog of DSN connections, including the provider used to access the connection and the connection parameters used by the provider.
- Automatically creates both ADO.NET and ODBC connections to SQL Server using one set of connection parameters.
- Sets both 32-bit and 64-bit connections on 64-bit operating systems using one set of connection parameters.
- Enables you to define either system or user connection types.
- Creates export XML files you can use to import connections into either the ADO.NET Connection Editor or the Manage Connections tool.
- Provides the option to upgrade the ODBC driver where appropriate.
Note: The Manage Connections tool is not compatible with DB2 ODBC connections.
