ODM Optim Connect
ODM Optim Connect provides access to data in Optim™ Archive Files for applications that use the ODBC and JDBC APIs. IBM® has withdrawn support for the Optim Connect components and technology associated with parts that have also been withdrawn from marketing.
The Optim z/OS® Solution must be installed prior to installing Optim Connect.
Optim Connect is implemented using a custom driver that provides access to Archive Files or Archive File Collections. Optim Connect is a rich peer-to-peer networking product. A full set of manuals is included with Optim Connect. This appendix describes how to install, configure, and use Optim Connect to provide access to Archive Files.
Deployment Strategy
To be accessed using Optim Connect, an Archive File must be registered in an Optim Directory on the z/OS Optim Connect Server machine.
A primary Optim Connect Server resides on the machine that contains the Optim Directory and includes one or more Optim Connect data sources defined for Archive Files or Archive File Collections.
If JDBC is the sole API used to access archived data, a direct connection is made to the Optim Connect Server; however, you must install the Optim Connect Server Thin Client on each Windows machine that will use JDBC to access archived data.
If ODBC is used to access archived data, the thin ODBC client can connect directly to an Optim Connect Server without the need of a secondary server.
You can use Optim Connect Studio, which is included with your Optim Connect installation, to administer the server from a single Windows machine. Documentation is located in the ODM/Optim Connect Documentation subdirectory of the Optim z/OS Solution documentation CD.