1.3 Terms

The terms used in this guide do not necessarily conform to the IBM terminology. The following list presents several terms and their meanings as used within this guide:.

• DRDA data is, generically, any database data accessed through DRDA.
• DRDA database is the collection of data that belongs to a DRDA server.
• DRDA server is a database server that can be accessed through DRDA. IBM terminology for a DRDA server is a DRDA Application Server, or AS.
• DRDA server type is a specific database product or program that can act as a DRDA server.
• Oracle database is any Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) instance that communicates with the Oracle Database Gateway for DRDA to distribute database access operations to a DRDA server. The Oracle database can also be used for non-gateway applications.
• DB2 Universal Database is a generic name for all implementations of IBM's DB2 Database product. DB2/UDB is frequently used as an abbreviation for the DB2 Universal Database for Unix, Linux, and Windows product.