About this task
If an
.odbcinst.ini configuration file
exists, you can modify the same file. If there is no existing
.odbcinst.ini configuration
file, then you can use the
odbcinst.ini.sample to
create the
.odbcinst.ini configuration file.
In most scenarios, you can use the contents of the
odbcinst.ini.sample file
without any changes. However, in the following scenarios, you must
change the configuration file:
- If your client system was configured for ODBC drivers other than
the Netezza ODBC driver and you want to continue to use those ODBC
drivers, do not modify the existing entries in the .odbcinst.ini file.
Add an entry for the Netezza ODBC driver at the end of the existing
contents of the .odbcinst.ini file.
- If the Netezza client software and a Netezza ODBC driver were
installed on your client system, check if the Netezza ODBC driver
is configured. If it is not, add an entry to the end of the existing
contents of the .odbcinst.ini file.
If the .odbc.ini configuration file
exists in your home directory (For example, /home/myname) check if
it contains entries for the Netezza appliance data sources to access.
If it does not, copy the contents of the odbc.ini.sample file
to the end of your existing .odbc.ini configuration
file. Do not modify any existing entries in the file.
If you
are using the
InfoSphere® Information Server version
of the
.odbc.ini configuration file on Linux,
create a symbolic link in the folder where the configuration file
exists to make sure that the Netezza connector works correctly:
- Log on as the InfoSphere DataStage® administrator.
- To change to the installation directory of InfoSphere Information Server,
enter the command: cd /opt/IBM/InformationServer/Server/DSEngine .
- To create a symbolic link, enter the command: ln -s .odbc.ini
odbc.ini.