JDBC providers
Installed applications use JDBC providers to interact with relational databases.
The JDBC provider object supplies the specific JDBC driver implementation class for access to a specific vendor database. To create a pool of connections to that database, you associate a data source with the JDBC provider. Together, the JDBC provider and the data source objects are functionally equivalent to the Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) connection factory, which provides connectivity with a non-relational database.
For a current list of supported providers, see the WebSphere Application Server detailed systems requirements website. For detailed descriptions of the providers, including the supported data source classes and their required properties, refer to the topics on data source required minimum required settings, by vendor.
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(ZOS) DB2 Universal JDBC Driver support Data sources Configure a JDBC provider and data source Configure a JDBC provider Configure a data source Configure a JDBC provider using wsadmin Configure new data sources using wsadmin Configure new WAS40 data sources using wsadmin.sh (deprecated) Create and configure a JDBC provider and data source using the JMX API Configure data access for the Application Client Migrate applications to use data sources of the current Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) Data source minimum required settings, by vendor WAS detailed system requirements