The IBM® Netezza® appliance client tools contain the ODBC drivers, JDBC drivers, and the OLE DB provider that connect to a Netezza appliance from a client system.
The first step in preparing a system for ODBC, JDBC, or OLE DB is to install the Netezza appliance client tools software on your system. If these client tools are installed, skip this section. After you install the client tools, you can install the ODBC drivers, JDBC drivers, or the OLE DB provider.