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Getting SQLCODE -4707 Connecting to DB2 LUW 9.5 Database Using Oracle Database Gateway for DRDA 11.2.0.1 (Doc ID 1580593.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle Database Gateway for DRDA - Version 11.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 11.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Running Oracle Database Gateway for DRDA (DG4DRDA) 11.2.0.1.0 on a Linux 86-64 accessing a DB2 LUW 9.5 fixpak 7 on another server.
After fixing all gateway configuration and the grants required for the user that will bind the gateway packages  the below error is returned:

sqlplus> select * FROM owner.object@dblink;
select * FROM owner.object@dblink
  *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-28500: connection from ORACLE to a non-Oracle system returned this message:
[Oracle][ODBC DB2 Wire Protocol driver][DB2]Unknown error: SQLCODE -4707
{HY000,NativeErr = -4707}[Oracle][ODBC DB2 Wire Protocol driver]File not found '.odbc.ini'. {HY000,NativeErr = 1509}
ORA-02063: preceding 2 lines from dblink


The same Oracle database Gateway for DRDA 11.2.0.1.0 is working on another server accessing another DB2 LUW.

Cause

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