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title: IBM Db2 on Windows database discovery
description: ServiceNow Discovery uses the Db2 on Windows discovery pattern to find IBM Db2 instances on Windows servers.
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# IBM Db2 on Windows database discovery

ServiceNow Discovery uses the Db2 on Windows discovery pattern to find IBM Db2 instances on Windows servers.

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Discovery uses this pattern to run horizontal discovery. The pattern is triggered automatically by classification using these Db2 identifiers: tcp\_port, name, installed\_dir

## Prerequisites

Ensure that the user has the permissions to run the following commands:

-   `"\"" + $installed_dir + "\bin\db2cmd\" /c /w /i db2 list database directory"`
-   `"\"" + $installed_dir + "\bin\db2cmd\" /c /w /i db2 list database directory | findstr \"Database name\" | findstr /i " + $entry_point.instance`
-   `"\"" + $installed_dir + "\bin\db2level\""`

## Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery

The discovered data includes the following tables and fields.

|Table and field|Description|
|---------------|-----------|
|name|Name of the Db2 instance.|
|tcp\_port|TCP port.|
|installed\_dir|The installation directory.|
|version|Db2 version.|
|db\_name|Name of the database.|
|pid|Process ID of the Db2 instance.|

The Dependency Views map shows all discovered IBM Db2 instances in your organization and the relationships between them.

\[Omitted image "IBM-Db2-Windows-dependency.png"\] Alt text: IBM Db2 Windows Dependency view

## CI relationships

The IBM Db2 on Windows pattern does not create any CI relationships.

**Parent Topic:**[Available on-premise discovery patterns](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns/available-patterns.md)