The Distributed Data Facility (DDF) is a component of DB2 for z/OS. Its primary task is to process Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) requests. DDF must be active for a desktop to connect to DB2 using StarSQL.
If your organization has not implemented distributed database capabilities, DDF may not be configured and active.
Preparing a z/OS host for access through StarSQL primarily involves configuring DDF. This section highlights some aspects of that task that are especially important for supporting a connection through StarSQL. It covers:
For complete information about configuring DDF, consult IBM’s DB2 for z/OS installation documentation.