Connecting EP7.0 to iSeries backend system using the connector framework

Hello All,
We are trying to setup a backend connection in EP7.0 to an AS/400 Legacy database using the JDBC Connector framework.
We use the driver and url syntax from OSS note 773401 "Configuring Portal JDBC System connection properties"
Driver:
com.sap.portals.jdbc.db2.DB2Driver
URL: jdbc:sap:db2://<server>:<port>;DatabaseName=<database_name>
When performing a connection check using the Support Platform, we can see on the legacy system that the connection is being established but for some reason the Portal doesn't get a confirmation and runs in to an endless loop...
Does anyone have a experience with such a connection?
Can we use the standard db2 driver class as mentioned in note 773401 or do we need to create/deploy our own?
Thanks in advance
Ron

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