Installing the ODBC driver

For non-Java based applications and tools, use the ODBC driver to access data that is made available through Data Virtualization Manager.

About this task

The installation process installs the driver, utilities, and sample programs as shown in the following table. Installation requires approximately 15 MB disk space.
Install set Components installed
Default ODBC driver and samples.
Minimal ODBC driver only, installed onto local computer.
Custom Allows customization of installed features
Network Admins Only installs driver definitions on local machine. No physical drivers are installed locally. Drivers must already be installed on another network machine using the Network Install option.

As part of the installation procedure, you are able to specify the destination folder and whether environment variables required by the driver are available to all users of the computer or only to the user who performs the installation.

Procedure

  1. From the mainframe, transfer the driver installation member hlq.SAVZBIN(AVZBIN3) to your development workstation using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) in binary mode.
  2. Rename the file to ODBCdriver.zip.
  3. On your development workstation, create a directory, and then extract the contents of the ODBCdriver.zip archive into that directory.
    ODBC installers for the following platforms are extracted to the directory:
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
    • UNIX System Services (USS)
    • Ubuntu
    • Windows
  4. Run either the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the installer as appropriate for your target ODBC applications, and follow the installation wizard.
  5. Optional: To uninstall the ODBC driver, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features, select the Data Virtualization Manager ODBC Driver item, and click Uninstall/Change.

What to do next

For details the ODBC driver, see the IBM Data Virtualization Manager Developer's Guide.