# Connecting to your Db2 DB instance
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After Amazon RDS provisions your Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance, you can use any standard SQL client application to connect to the DB instance. Because Amazon RDS is a managed service, you can't sign in as `SYSADM`, `SYSCTRL`, `SECADM`, or `SYSMAINT`.

You can connect to a DB instance that is running the IBM Db2 database engine by using IBM Db2 CLP, IBM CLPPlus, DBeaver, or IBM Db2 Data Management Console. 

**Note**  
Connecting to a Db2 database can fail if your RDS for Db2 DB instance doesn't have sufficient memory. For more information, see [Database connection error](db2-troubleshooting.md#db2-database-connection-error).

**Topics**
+ [Finding the endpoint of your Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance](db2-finding-instance-endpoint.md)
+ [Connecting to your Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance with IBM Db2 CLP](db2-connecting-with-clp-client.md)
+ [Connecting to your Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance with IBM CLPPlus](db2-connecting-with-ibm-clpplus-client.md)
+ [Connecting to your Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance with DBeaver](db2-connecting-with-dbeaver.md)
+ [Connecting to your Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance with IBM Db2 Data Management Console](db2-connecting-with-ibm-data-management-console.md)
+ [Considerations for security groups with Amazon RDS for Db2](db2-security-groups-considerations.md)