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Configuring ODBC Connectivity

You can configure ODBC connectivity to a Netezza database.

The following steps provide a guideline for configuring ODBC connectivity. For specific instructions, see the database documentation.

To configure connectivity for the integration service process, log in to the machine as a user who can start a service process.

Set the ODBCHOME, NZ_ODBC_INI_PATH, and PATH environment variables.

ODBCHOME.
Set the variable to the ODBC installation directory. For example:

Using a Bourne shell:

$ ODBCHOME=<Informatica server home>/ODBC7.1; export ODBCHOME

Using a C shell:

$ setenv ODBCHOME =<Informatica server home>/ODBC7.1

PATH.
Set the variable to the ODBCHOME/bin directory. For example:

Using a Bourne shell:

PATH="${PATH}:$ODBCHOME/bin"

Using a C shell:

$ setenv PATH ${PATH}:$ODBCHOME/bin

NZ_ODBC_INI_PATH.
Set the variable to point to the directory that contains the odbc.ini file. For example, if the odbc.ini file is in the $ODBCHOME directory:

Using a Bourne shell:

NZ_ODBC_INI_PATH=$ODBCHOME; export NZ_ODBC_INI_PATH

Using a C shell:

$ setenv NZ_ODBC_INI_PATH $ODBCHOME

Set the shared library environment variable.

The shared library path must contain the ODBC libraries. It must also include the Informatica services installation directory

(server_dir)

Set the shared library environment variable based on the operating system. Set the Netezza library folder to <NetezzaInstallationDir>/lib64.

The following table describes the shared library variables for each operating system:

Operating System	Variable
Linux	LD_LIBRARY_PATH
AIX	LIBPATH

For example, use the following syntax for Linux:

Using a Bourne shell:

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:$HOME/server_dir:$ODBCHOME/lib:<NetezzaInstallationDir>/lib64”
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Using a C shell:

$ setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:$HOME/server_dir:$ODBCHOME/lib:<NetezzaInstallationDir>/lib64"

For AIX

Using a Bourne shell:

$ LIBPATH=${LIBPATH}:$HOME/server_dir:$ODBCHOME/lib:<NetezzaInstallationDir>/lib64; export LIBPATH

Using a C shell:

$ setenv LIBPATH ${LIBPATH}:$HOME/server_dir:$ODBCHOME/lib:<NetezzaInstallationDir>/lib64

Edit the existing odbc.ini file or copy the odbc.ini file to the home directory and edit it.

This file exists in $ODBCHOME directory.

$ cp $ODBCHOME/odbc.ini $HOME/.odbc.ini

Add an entry for the Netezza data source under the section [ODBC Data Sources] and configure the data source.

For example:

[NZSQL]
Driver = /export/home/appsqa/thirdparty/netezza/lib64/libnzodbc.so
Description = NetezzaSQL ODBC
Servername = netezza1.informatica.com
Port = 5480
Database = infa
Username = admin
Password = password
Debuglogging = true
StripCRLF = false
PreFetch = 256
Protocol = 7.0
ReadOnly = false
ShowSystemTables = false
Socket = 16384
DateFormat = 1
TranslationDLL =
TranslationName =
TranslationOption =
NumericAsChar = false

For more information about Netezza connectivity, see the Netezza ODBC driver documentation.

Verify that the last entry in the odbc.ini file is InstallDir and set it to the ODBC installation directory.

For example:

InstallDir=<Informatica install directory>/<ODBCHOME directory>

Edit the .cshrc or .profile file to include the complete set of shell commands.

Restart the Informatica services.

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