# db2 zos connections are not currently licensed toad

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/db2-zos-connections-are-not-currently-licensed-toad/37918>\
**Category:** Toad for IBM DB2\
**Created:** [June 24, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/db2-zos-connections-are-not-currently-licensed-toad/37918 "2016-06-24T03:03:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![CHP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@CHP](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/CHP)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/db2-zos-connections-are-not-currently-licensed-toad/37918/1 "2016-06-24T03:03:05Z")

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Hi All

I am getting “db2 zos connections are not currently licensed toad” when i tried to login to Toad for IBM DB2.

Version 6.0.0.373

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**Author:** ![yahya.nattagh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/958977/32.png) [@yahya.nattagh](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/yahya.nattagh)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/db2-zos-connections-are-not-currently-licensed-toad/37918/2 "2016-06-24T06:15:41Z")

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As of Toad for DB2 version 6, DB2 Connect PE (Personal Edition) - for mainframe connectivity - is not bundled with the software and you need to have DB2 Connect PE with a valid license installed on your client machine.

To find out what you have currently, go to “Command Prompt” and type “db2licm -l”. You should see:

Product name: “DB2 Connect Personal Edition”

License type: " Client Device"

Expiry date: " Permanent"

Product identifier: “db2conpe”

Version information: “9.7”

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**Author:** ![CHP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@CHP](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/CHP)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/db2-zos-connections-are-not-currently-licensed-toad/37918/3 "2016-06-24T19:44:50Z")

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Thank you for the reply Nattagh.

I am getting getting below details. Please let me know if i am missing anything.

Product Name: IBM Data Server Client  
Product Identifier: db2client  
Version Information: 10.5

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**Author:** ![yahya.nattagh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/958977/32.png) [@yahya.nattagh](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/yahya.nattagh)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/db2-zos-connections-are-not-currently-licensed-toad/37918/4 "2016-06-27T06:52:04Z")

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It does seem that you need DB2 Connect PE with a valid license installed on your machine, but please check with Toad technical team before.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Hilker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/steve_hilker/32/223_2.png) [@Steve\_Hilker](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Steve_Hilker)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/db2-zos-connections-are-not-currently-licensed-toad/37918/5 "2016-07-28T09:41:45Z")

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CHP,

Toad for DB2 does not yet support IBM’s Data Server driver. It’s on our to-do list to support in the future. You will need a DB2 client installed to use Toad.

-Steve