WebSphere Application Server supports the IBM Toolbox for Java JDBC
driver. The IBM Toolbox for Java JDBC driver is included with the IBM Toolbox for Java product.
IBM Toolbox for Java is a library of Java classes that are optimized for accessing iSeries and AS/400 data and resources. You can use the IBM Toolbox for Java JDBC driver to access local or remote DB2 UDB for iSeries databases from server-side and client Java applications that run on any platform that supports Java.
IBM Toolbox for Java is available in these versions:
IBM Toolbox for Java licensed program
The licensed program is available with every OS/400 release, starting with Version 4 Release 2 (V4R2). You can install the licensed program on your iSeries system, and then either copy the IBM Toolbox for Java JAR
file (jt400.jar) to your system or update your system classpath to locate the server installation. Product documentation for IBM Toolbox for Java is available from the iSeries information center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/ic2924/index.htm Locate the documentation by traversing the following path in the left-hand navigation window of the iSeries information center: Programming > Java > IBM
Toolbox for Java .
JTOpen
JTOpen is the open source version of IBM Toolbox for Java, and is more frequently updated than the licensed program version. You can download JTOpen from http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/toolbox/downloads.htm.
You can also download the JTOpen Programming Guide. The guide includes instructions for installing JTOpen and information about the JDBC driver.