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DB Connect: Why am I not able to connect to DB2 database and getting error "JDBC driver for database type DB2 is not installed"?

mcronkrite
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Encountered the following error while trying to save:
In handler 'databases': JDBC driver (com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver) for database type DB2 is not installed.

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sroback_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hi. Make sure that you have the correct JDBC drive installed for DB2. For details on downloading and installing the DB2 driver, see Splunk documentation at: http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/DBX/1.1.5/DeployDBX/Installdrivers

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