Supported data sources (Data Virtualization as a service)

Data Virtualization as a service supports the following relational and non-relational data sources on IBM® Cloud.

For more information, see the Connecting overview in IBM Cloud Docs.

  • IBM Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS®
  • Db2® on Cloud

    The nchar and nvarchar types are not supported in Data Virtualization as a service. For more information, see Data source considerations (Data Virtualization).

  • Db2 Warehouse on Cloud
  • Databases for MongoDB

    Databases for MongoDB is available as beta. The following MongoDB data types are supported in Data Virtualization as a service: Int32, Int64, Double, String, Boolean, Date, Binary. For more information, see Data source considerations (Data Virtualization).

  • Netezza® (PureData® System for Analytics)

    You cannot connect to a Netezza (PureData System for Analytics) data source with SSL enabled. Netezza does not support TLS 1.2, which is required by Data Virtualization.

  • Oracle on-premises
  • Databases for PostgreSQL
  • Snowflake
Note: You can also connect to on-premises data sources. However, you must provide access for any on-premises data sources by using IBM Secure Gateway, IBM Satellite link, or other services.

For more information, see also Limitations and known issues in Data Virtualization.