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title: "IBM Db2 data source plugin | Grafana Enterprise Plugins documentation"
description: "Guide for using IBM Db2 in Grafana"
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# IBM Db2 data source plugin

[IBM Db2](https://www.ibm.com/products/db2) is a relational database management system (RDBMS). The IBM Db2 data source plugin from Grafana allows you to connect to IBM Db2 databases and visualize your data in Grafana.

## Supported features

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| Feature             | Supported |
|---------------------|-----------|
| Time series queries | Yes       |
| Table queries       | Yes       |
| Alerting            | Yes       |
| Annotations         | Yes       |
| Template variables  | Yes       |

## Supported environments

This data source plugin is currently available only for Linux on AMD64 (x86\_64) and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures.

## Before you begin

Before configuring the data source, ensure you have:

- **An IBM Db2 database** configured for external access
- **Grafana version** 11.6.11 or higher

## Get started

The following documents help you get started:

- [Configure the IBM Db2 data source](/docs/plugins/grafana-ibmdb2-datasource/latest/configure/)
- [IBM Db2 query editor](/docs/plugins/grafana-ibmdb2-datasource/latest/query-editor/)
- [Template variables](/docs/plugins/grafana-ibmdb2-datasource/latest/template-variables/)
- [Troubleshooting](/docs/plugins/grafana-ibmdb2-datasource/latest/troubleshooting/)

## Related resources

- [Official IBM Db2 documentation](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2)
- [Grafana community forum](https://community.grafana.com/)

## Plugin updates

Always ensure that your plugin version is up-to-date so you have access to all current features and improvements. Navigate to **Plugins and data** > **Plugins** to check for updates. Grafana recommends upgrading to the latest Grafana version, and this applies to plugins as well.

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> Plugins are automatically updated in Grafana Cloud.