Stephen's Host Integration Server Blog

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the fifth Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2009. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2009 CU5 includes fixes for HIS 2009...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the seventh Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2010. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2010 CU7 includes fixes for HIS 2010...

I recently wrote a couple of Knowledge Base articles that are intended to explain why an HIS Server logs one of the following event messages: - Event ID: 23 - Event ID: 230 These are very common errors that occur when using HIS Server especially if you...

If you have created DB2 Stored Procedures on an IBM iSeries (AS/400) that have a SPECIFIC name that differs from the PROCEDURE name, the BizTalk Adapter for DB2 does not correctly enumerate these Stored Procedures in the DB2 Adapter Schema Generation...

We recently worked on a support case where a customer was using the Data Access Tool (DAT), which is included with Host Integration Server and the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 that is included in SQL Server Feature Packs, We often suggest that you...

We have released an updated version of the standalone OLE DB Provider for DB2 V4.0 in the SQL Server 2012 SP1 Feature Pack. The Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 V4.0 Refresh includes a number of fixes and product improvements since the initial release...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the fourth Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2009. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2009 CU4 includes fixes for HIS 2009...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the sixth Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2010. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2010 CU6 includes fixes for HIS 2010...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the fifth Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2010. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2010 CU5 includes fixes for HIS 2010...

If the user account that the HIS services are configured to run under does not have permissions to the following registry key, the TN3270 service may terminate shortly after it starts: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog When...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the third Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2009. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2009 CU3 includes fixes for HIS 2009...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the fourth Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2010. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2010 CU4 includes fixes for HIS 2010...

For those of you still using HIS 2006 in your environments, please be aware that HIS 2006 entered the Extended Support phase of its lifecycle this past Tuesday (April 10, 2012). When a product is in Extended Support, it means that Microsoft Support still...

I wanted to let everyone know that we have a Host Integration Server Developer Center page that contains links to various HIS resources. We are trying to make sure that we update the site with information about new HIS updates and resources as they become...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the third Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2010. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2010 CU3 includes fixes for HIS 2010...

  One of the HIS Product Team Test Engineers has put together a .NET Managed C++ Extensions Sample for CPI-C that can be used with HIS 2010. Here is an overview of the sample: This sample is a Visual Studio 2010 Sample project. This project is a...

HIS 2000 has been in the Extended Support phase of its lifecycle since January 9, 2007. Per the Lifecycle Support policy, the support lifecycle for HIS 2000 ends on January 10, 2012. Click the following link to see the HIS 2000 lifecycle information:...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the second Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2009. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2009 CU2 includes fixes for HIS 2009...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the second Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2010. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule. HIS 2010 CU2 includes fixes for HIS 2010...

A HIS 2010 Licensing document has just been posted at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27553 . Ever since HIS started being licensed as part of BizTalk Server back with the BizTalk Server 2006 R2 release, there have been lots of questions...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the first Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2009. The cumulative update model is something that SQL Server and Biztalk Server also use to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule...

The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the first Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2010. The cumulative update model is something that SQL Server and Biztalk Server also use to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule...

Updated online documentation for the standalone OLE DB Provider for DB2 V3 included with the SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack is available at the following location: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee229549(v=SQL.10).aspx

If you are using HIS 2010 and want to communicate with IBM DB2 for z/OS V7, you might encounter the following issues. 1) The sample query in the Data Access Tool (DAT) or Data Source Wizard (DSW) fails with the following error: An internal network library...

If you use the BizTalk Adapter for DB2 to connect to a DB2 system, you may see errors similar to the following in the application event log if you use a connection string that does not include a Default Schema: Event ID: 5743 Source: BizTalk Server Level...