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How to register ODBC Data Sources when using db2dsdriver.cfg in client install

Troubleshooting


Problem

If the IBM Data Server ODBC and CLI driver is installed the connection information is contained in the configuration file db2dsdriver.cfg file. But this does not register the data source in ODBC or register the driver. There are no db2 catalog commands available with this client.

Symptom

Trying to configure ODBC data source returns:

ERROR [IM002] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not
found and no default driver specified

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEPGG","label":"Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"10.1;10.5;11.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 May 2025

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