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7.1

IBM i Access for Linux allows customers to access DB2 for i using its ODBC driver, execute IBM i commands with the rmtcmd utility, establish 5250 sessions, and utilize library and headers to build custom applications that communicate with an IBM i host.

IBM i Access for Linux 7.1 now provides:

  • ODBC support of 128-byte schema names
  • ODBC support for the IBM i XML Data Type
  • ODBC support of Concurrent Access Resolution
  • ODBC support for multi-row UPDATE, DELETE, and MERGE statements

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6.1

System i Access for Linux allows customers to access the DB2 for i5/OS using its ODBC driver, execute IBM i commands with rmtcmd utility, establish 5250 sessions, and provide library and headers to build custom applications that can easily communicate with an i5 host.

System i Access for Linux 6.1 now provides:

  • Remote Command Unicode API Support
  • IPv6 support for ODBC, Remote Command and other utilities (emulator is not IPv6 enabled)
  • ODBC handle stored procedures compiled with different date/time format
  • ODBC extended indicator support
  • ODBC increased length of statement and cursor names to 128 characters
  • ODBC query storage limit
  • ODBC DB2 support for decimal float data type

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V5R4

System i Access for Linux V5R4
This version supports additional 64-bit platforms (PowerPC-64 and x86-64). There are two packages available:

  • 32-bit package: includes the 5250 emulator, the ODBC driver, and the Extended Dynamic Remote Support (EDRS) driver
  • 64-bit package: includes the ODBC driver and EDRS driver but not the 5250 emulator

The EDRS driver is only available with V5R4 System i Access for Linux and not earlier versions. The V5R4 product is supported connecting to V5R4 and V5R3 i5/OS, and V5R2 OS/400.

Click here to download. Use V1.4 unless you have been instructed to use V1.2.

Installation: The installation instructions can be found in the IBM i Access for Linux section of the IBM i Information Center.

V5R3

System i Access for Linux V5R3
System i Access for Linux provides an ODBC driver to access iSeries database and a full-function 5250 emulator.

If you require the EDRS driver, use V5R4 System i Access for Linux. The V5R4 product is supported connecting to V5R4 and V5R3 i5/OS, and V5R2 OS/400.

Click here. Use V1.14 unless you have been instructed to use V1.10.


 
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