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關於IBM federation server的一些疑惑早就知道IBM有自己的EII的解決方案 ，google一下ibm information integration，內容很多。有DB2 data integrator，有websphere information integrator，現在叫federation server了。從一些宣傳資料上知道新的IBM Information Server中含有此組件（federation server），一直想下載一個下來玩玩。可是從IBM網站上一直沒找到地方去下載。後來知道IBM Federation Server也可以單獨運行。又去找Federation Server下載還是沒找到。後來想也許DB2本身就有這個功能，只是當去連接不同數據源時才成爲federation server吧。果然在control center中發現了配置wrapper的地方。但是一些wrapper都沒法找到相應的庫文件。又搜了一番，才發現原來要安裝db2 fix pack。真是費神啊！參見這個網頁。The IBM Federation Server can run on the Information Server or standalone - either way it can benefit from the latest DB2 fix packs with some Federation and Wrapper fixes.I am just going to focus on DB2 for Windows, Linux and Unix as it's the most common platform for Federation. Federation Server has had three names - it was formerly known as DB2 Data Integrator, then WebSphere Information Integrator and when it became a full time member of the IBM Information Server it was imaginatively named Federation Server. It still has some DB2 bones - it runs as a set of relational and non-relation wrappers for DB2 that turn external data sources into virtual DB2 tables. This means it can benefit from enhancements in DB2 fix packs that are not in the Information Server fix packs.The DB2 fix packs were not part of the Information Server Fix Pack, it only had fixes for:IBM WebSphere DataStage IBM WebSphere QualityStage IBM WebSphere Information Analyzer IBM WebSphere Information Services Director If you run DB2 Control Center and choose the Help About button it should show your current version.If you don't see 9.1.400.359 then you don't have the latest fix packs. DB2 fix packs are cumulative and DB2 version 9.1 is up to Fix Pack 4 that bundles five Fix Packs into one. You and I might ask why Fix Pack 4 is the 5th Fix Pack but to an IBM engineer it makes perfect sense.I just installed the Federation Server using the GA version and my version number is v9.1.0.356.Federation Server Fix PackYou need to get the Enterprise Server fix pack before you can install the wrapper fix packs. This Server fix pack will have the client fix packs in it. So here are the steps for getting the install running:Download the Enterprise Server Edition fix pack, the Non-relational Wrappers and the Relational Wrappers. Unzip the Enterprise Server Install (19.2MB) and Relational Wrapper Install (68MB) and non-relational Wrapper (24.1MB) to the same parent directory. Stop DB2. Run the Enterprise Server Install setup.exe. Follow the prompts. Repeat for Relational and non-relation installs.
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