How to connect external AS400

[Former Member]

We are using NW04s on Oracle/Aix and we need to access in read mode , via Abap programmes, to some table on an external AS400 system, where there is not Sap installed.

I read note 323151, and if I understood well we need to install some specific dll thing on the AIX side...but the note does not says what has to be installed and where it can be retrived.

Anyone can give me some clarification about what we need to do ?

thanks and regards

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

The note to be used would be

146624 - i5/OS: Database multiconnect for IBM DB2 for i5/OS

but

There is no database client and no database interface library for DB4 for AIX --> won't work.

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I read the notes but I'm little bit confused.

Please, it means the XDA client of note 751451 it is supposed to be installed on the AIX server where SAP is running ?

Or maybe on the Sapgui client ?

regards

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

Neither.

The XDA is available for Windows and Linux on PPC only - not for AIX. You will either need to install a Windows instance or a Linux on PPC instance to access the external OS/400 (i5) box using XDA.

Markus

[Former Member]

Hello,

Like Marks mentioned, pure ABAP code through DBCO doesn't work for this situation.

Would you consider other interfaces, like the following?

1. Install SAP Gateway instance on AS400, then call from SAP to AS400 CL or RPG program

2. ODBC or JDBC interface

3. Share a directory between AIX and AS400

Best regards,

Victor