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Deprecated Features in Version 8.4

A deprecated feature is one that is being replaced by a newer version or a better implementation. The intention is to discontinue the use of the feature and provide recommendations for adapting to this change over multiple releases.

Listed below are deprecated features, including links to related topics.

Support for DB2 JDBC Type 2 Driver for the Content Store, Notification, and Logging Databases on Linux, UNIX and Windows (db2java.zip)

DB2 introduced a universal JDBC driver that contains both type 2 and type 4 JDBC driver support. This new universal driver replaces the deprecated type 2 driver, db2java.zip.

You can continue to use type 2 connectivity with no configuration changes required. If you choose to use type 4 connectivity, a configuration change is required.

For more information, see Set Database Connection Properties for the Content Store.

This does not affect the metric store database, which continues to use the DB2 JDBC Type 2 Driver (db2java.zip).