The IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
is a small footprint IBM data
server product that provides runtime support for the CLI application
programming interface (API) and the ODBC API. The IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
does not contain installation program and you must install it manually.
The IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI product
is a lightweight deployment solution that is designed for independent
software vendors (ISV) deployments.
Procedure
- Create a directory for installation of the IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software.
Following example creates
db2_cli_odbc_driver subdirectory
under the
$HOME/db2user directory:
mkdir $HOME/db2user/db2_cli_odbc_driver
You
can install multiple copies of the
IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software,
each on a separate unique directory.
- Copy the IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
that is distributed in compressed file format into the target directory.
Following command example copies the
IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
file into a target installation directory:
cp vxxxfpx_xxxxx_odbc_cli.tar.gz $HOME/db2user/db2_cli_odbc_driver
- Extract and unarchive the IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
file.
Issue the
gunzip command and the
tar xvf
command to extract and unarchive the
IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
file. Following command examples extract and unarchive the
IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
file:
gunzip vxxxfpx_xxxxx_odbc_cli.tar.gz
tar -xvf vxxxfpx_xxxxx_odbc_cli.tar
If
you installed multiple copies of the
IBM data server client products on a
same system, ensure that your application references the correct
IBM data server client installation.
The use of the
LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable (or
LIBPATH in AIX® operating systems) can
lead to inadvertent loading of the incorrect library files. To avoid loading an incorrect driver
library, dynamically load the driver library from the target installation directory within your
application.
Ensure that the following requirements are met if you installed the
IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI
software on a network file system (NFS):
- The following directories must have global write permission
- db2dump
- db2
- The path that is referenced in the diagpath parameter
- If Db2® for z/OS® or
Db2 for IBM i
servers are being accessed directly, you must ensure that the license directory
has both global read and write permissions.
- Optional: Remove the archived IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
file.
Following example removes the archived
IBM Data Server Driver for
ODBC and CLI software
file.
rm vxxxfpx_xxxxx_odbc_cli.tar