Use SYSDUMMY1 in DB2 to obtain the actual server name

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By using the auxiliar table sysdummy1 you can query information about a server with DB2 installed.

Next query shows how to obtain the DB2 server name where the session is connected:

SELECT CURRENT SERVER
 FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1

IBM DB2

DB2

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