Db2 for z/OS Unload File Connector rules and guidelines

Review the Db2 for z/OS Unload File Connector rules and guidelines before you begin configuring connections, mappings, and mapping tasks.

•You can use Db2 for z/OS Unload File connections for Db2 for z/OS Unload File sources only.
•Db2 for z/OS Unload File Connector connects to the PowerExchange Listener by using the Listener Location property that you specify in the Db2 for z/OS Unload File connection definition. On the connector system, you do not need to create a local copy of the DBMOVER configuration file that contains a NODE statement pointing to the PowerExchange Listener.
•If you upgrade your system to a later PowerExchange version, you must stop the Secure Agent that connects to the older PowerExchange Listener before you try to connect to the upgraded PowerExchange Listener. After you edit the connection properties to specify the upgraded PowerExchange Listener, restart the Secure Agent before you try to establish the connection again. For more information, see Db2 for z/OS Unload File Connector rules and guidelines.
•The PowerExchange Listener on the LUW system can compress or encrypt the data that it sends to the PWX Bulk Reader component of Db2 for z/OS Unload File Connector depending on how you set the Compression and Encryption properties for the source connection.