JDBC Type 2 Driver Programmer's Reference for SQL/MX Release 3.2.1 (H06.26+, J06.15+)

About this manual
This document describes how to use the JDBC/MX driver for NonStop SQL/MX, a type 2 driver,
on HP Integrity NonStop™ servers. The JDBC/MX driver provides HP NonStop Server for Java
applications with JDBC access to NonStop SQL/MX. Where applicable, the JDBC/MX driver
conforms to the standard JDBC 3.0 API from Oracle.
This section explains these subsections:
• “New and changed information” (page 7)
• “Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)” (page 7)
• “Audience” (page 7)
• “Organization” (page 7)
• “Related documentation” (page 8)
• “Notation conventions” (page 11)
• “Abbreviations” (page 12)
• “Publishing history” (page 14)
New and changed information
Changes in the 691127-002 manual:
• Updated “Installation Requirements” (page 17) for NSJ 7.0.
• Updated “JDBC/MX Driver File Locations” (page 18) for 64-bit driver library.
• Updated “Verifying the JDBC/MX Driver” (page 19) for vproc information.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
This publication supports J06.15 and all subsequent J-series RVUs and H06.26 and all subsequent
H-series RVUs, until otherwise indicated by its replacement publications. Additionally, all
considerations for H-series throughout this manual will hold true for J-series also, unless mentioned
otherwise. For more information
Audience
The HP NonStop JDBC Type 2 Driver Programmer's Reference for SQL/MX Release 3.2.1 is for
experienced Java programmers who want to use the JDBC API to access SQL databases with
NonStop SQL/MX.
It is assumed that the reader is familiar with NonStop Server for Java 5—the Java implementation
for use in enterprise Java applications on HP Integrity NonStop servers. NonStop Server for Java
5 is based on the reference Java implementation for Solaris, licensed by HP from Oracle. The
NonStop Server for Java is a conformant version of a Oracle JDK as described in the NonStop
Server for Java Programmer's Reference.
It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the JDBC API from reading literature in the field.
Organization
Table 1 (page 8) describes the chapters in the document.
New and changed information 7