To access ODBC data sources from InfoSphere® Information Server, you must
configure the ODBC driver and the ODBC data source name (DSN) definitions.
Before you begin
- Install client libraries.
- Test the connection to the ODBC data source.
- On 64-bit Windows computers, make sure that you run the 32-bit
version of the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe,
as InfoSphere Information Server is
a 32-bit application. If you run the 64-bit version of the ODBC administrator
application, the Netezza connector cannot to locate the specified
data source name. If the ODBC administrator application is not accessible
through the File menu by default, use the Windows Explorer to access
the application.
Procedure
- Configure the ODBC DSN definitions:
Table 1. Configuring
the ODBC data source name definitions
| Operating System |
Procedure |
| UNIX or Linux |
Set the ODBCINI environment variable to point
to the .odbc.ini file. The.odbc.ini file
contains the ODBC DSN definitions. Note: The ODBCINI environment variable
is set in the dsenv script automatically as part
of the InfoSphere Information Server installation
process.
|
| Microsoft Windows |
The DSN definitions are managed by the ODBC
driver manager application included with the operating system. The
ODBC DSN definitions must be configured as System DSN definitions
in the ODBC data source Administrator. The ODBCINI environment variable
is not applicable on Microsoft Windows. |
- Add the path to the directory that contains the client
libraries to the library path environment variable.
The
default path for client libraries is as follows:
- On Windows, C:\IBM\InformationServer\ODBCDrivers.
On the Microsoft Windows, the ODBC driver manager
library is provided by the operating system. The location of the ODBC
driver manager is automatically included in the PATH environment variable.
- On Linux and UNIX, /opt/IBM/InformationServer/Server/branded_odbc/lib.
The ODBC driver manager is included with InfoSphere Information Server
- On UNIX and Linux computers, to restart the
server engine and the ASB Agent, enter the following command:
cd Install_directory/Server/DSEngine/bin
./uv -admin -stop
./uv -admin -start
cd Install_directory/ASBNode/bin
. ./NodeAgents_env_DS.sh
./NodeAgents.sh stopAgent
./NodeAgents.sh start