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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Checking the PC Clients
DBLIB Clients
For DBLIB clients, check the following:
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For Microsoft Windows, in addition to application needs, you must have:
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Release 95 or later of Windows
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At least 8 MB of memory
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At least 40 MB of available disk
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For DOS, in addition to application needs, you must have:
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Release 3.3 or later of DOS
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At least 8 MB of memory
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At least 40 MB of available disk
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For OS/2, in addition to application needs, you must have:
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Release 2.1 or later of OS/2
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At least 8 MB of memory
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At least 70 MB of available disk
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For TCP/IP, make this verification:
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Check that the PC has the correct LAN card (for Microsoft, FTP, or Novell).
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Follow vendor instructions for installing the communication software.
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Verify that DBLIB is Release 4.2 or later (up to 4.9.x).
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Verify that the correct NETLIB is installed for DBLIB. There are separate NETLIBs
for the TCP/IP variants and for Named Pipes. In all cases, follow vendor
instructions for installing the NETLIB.
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Verify LAN connectivity between the NonStop system and the PC over the
transport to be used. This check must be made before proceeding. Verification can
be done in a variety of ways:
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Verify that file transfer works (which also verifies the previous step).
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If you use TCP/IP, start a TELNET session.
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Use DBPing (supplied by Sybase or Microsoft).
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Check the UNIX workstation clients.
Clients on UNIX workstations are DBLIB clients using TCP/IP. IPX/SPX is not
supported for DBLIB clients in this release.
TCP/IP comes with each UNIX system, but in some cases you can purchase an
improved version.