ODBC Server Installation and Management Manual

Installing the NonStop ODBC Server
HP NonStop ODBC Server Installation and Management Manual—429395-002
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Major Steps for Installing the NonStop ODBC Server
When migrating from NonStop ODBC Release 1, HP recommends that you use the
Concurrent installation type. This simplifies the migration—there is only one NonStop
ODBC configuration group at a time—and provides available backup software.
Major Steps for Installing the NonStop ODBC Server
Here is an overview of the major steps for installing the NonStop ODBC Server.
1. Prepare for the installation
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Read the NonStop ODBC Server documentation, including the software
documents (softdocs) shipped with the product to understand what the
NonStop ODBC Server can and cannot do. Understand the configuration
issues. Learn what features the NonStop ODBC Server defaults provide for
you.
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Understand your application’s characteristics: what kind of SQL operations are
involved, are sessions long or short, how many clients, what type of LAN is
used, what are the response time requirements?
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Check conditions on your NonStop system. Check the versions of software.
Make sure all necessary subsystems, such as SQL/MP, are operational.
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Check the status of the client platforms. Check hardware and software
requirements. Make sure clients have LAN connectivity to the NonStop system.
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Perform any necessary backups. BACKUP can be used to save SQL table
values, allowing later recovery using RESTORE.
2. Install the NonStop ODBC Server
Install the NonStop ODBC Server on the NonStop system by using the provided HP
Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL) macro NOSINST.
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Install or update the NonStop ODBC Server software.
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Create or upgrade the NonStop ODBC Server system catalog.
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Provide a minimum of information to establish an initial default SQL
Communication Subsystem (SCS) and NonStop ODBC Server configuration.
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Start the NonStop ODBC Server using this minimal configuration:
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a named SCS
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a defined collection of NonStop ODBC NOS Server processes
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a NonStop ODBC NOSUTIL Configuration Server process
Note. The Upgrade installation permanently changes NonStop ODBC metadata tables. No
tool is provided to undo an Upgrade installation.
Note. Concurrent and Upgrade installations require more than the minimal user
interaction to complete. Specific instructions are listed later in this section.