AIX stand-alone: Enable DB2 pureScale load balancing feature

For multithreaded Java applications, set enableSysplexWLB to true in the connection string to take advantage of transaction level workload balancing feature for DB2 pureScale. As additional members are started, clients automatically route to the new member without any interruption of service. Members can be stopped without the application knowing.

Prerequisites

AIX stand-alone: Install DB2

AIX stand-alone: Create groups and assign users

AIX stand-alone: Modify DB2 database properties

AIX stand-alone: Create DB2 databases

AIX stand-alone: Set up DB2 automatically or manually

AIX stand-alone: Configure Portal to use DB2

1. Open the dmgr console...
   http://your_server:9060/ibm/console/

2. Click Resources > JDBC > Data Sources.

3. Click Data sources > data source name > Custom properties.

4. Search for enableSysplexWLB.

5. Click enableSysplexWLB, and enter true in the Value field.

6. Click OK.

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