ODBC Server Reference Manual

Introduction

HP NonStop ODBC Server Reference Manual—429151-002

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Users of the NonStop ODBC Server

The people who use the NonStop ODBC Server are system managers, administrators,

and end users.

Table 1-1 lists the types of NonStop ODBC Server users and describes their primary

interaction with the NonStop ODBC Server.

Hardware and Software Requirements

To use the NonStop ODBC Server, you need a NonStop system, a Windows, DOS, or

UNIX workstation, and networking hardware and software. The following subsections

describe the hardware and software requirements for a NonStop system and for a

DOS/Windows or UNIX workstation.

NonStop Server Requirements

Table 1-2 lists the hardware and software needed on a HP NonStop server to run the

NonStop ODBC Server.

Table 1-1. NonStop ODBC Server Users

Type Primary Activity

System manager Installs and manages the NonStop ODBC Server

Database

administrator

Configures and manages the NonStop ODBC Server, manages

customized catalogs, and manages NonStop SQL/MP users and

NonStop SQL/MP data

Client administrator Configures and manages the client applications

Client user Writes the client ODBC or DBLIB applications

End user Uses client applications that access NonStop SQL/MP data by

means of the NonStop ODBC Server.

Table 1-2. Hardware and Software Requirements for the NonStop Server

Requirement Description

Computer NonStop server running a D-series or G-series version of the HP

NonStop Kernel operating system

Operating system NonStop Kernel, D30 version or later

NonStop SQL/MP NonStop SQL/MP, D30 version or later

Installing the NonStop SQL/MP sample database is also

recommended.

Network software TCP/IP

Network hardware LAN controller