IBM DB Test Suite Connection info must be specified in the environment. For example, by sourcing the following ENV Vars: export IFX_DB_DBNAME= export IFX_DB_UID= export IFX_DB_PWD= export IFX_DB_HOSTNAME= export IFX_DB_PORT= OR, If not using ENV Vars,Update connection info in ibm_db/test/config.testConnectionStrings.json file. Connection info set in ENV vars will take priority over connection info in config.testConnectionStrings.json file, if connection info is set at both places.