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In order to take full advantage of the features available through the Adapter for Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014, we strongly recommend using the same or higher version of the Microsot SQL Server Client. To determine which version of MS SQL Server you are using, please refer to the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321185.
You can set up the Microsoft SQL Server Environment on Windows and UNIX. On Windows, we recommend the ODBC version of the adapter (please refer to Using the Adapter for Microsoft SQLÂ Server ODBC) for versions 2012/2014 or the OLE DB version of the adapter (described in this document) for versions 2005/2008.
The Microsoft SQL Server environment is set up during the installation of the Microsoft SQL Server, Client, and MDAC software.
No additional setup steps are required.
Identify the location of the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver files using the environment variable $CLASSPATH. For example, to set the location of the JDBC Driver files, specify:
CLASSPATH=/qas/mss/sqljdbc_4.0/enu/sqljdbc4.jar export CLASSPATH
The driver sqljdbc4.jar file is within the "Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.0 for SQL Server" downloadable *.tar.gz version of the Microsoft package. Optionally, the CLASSPATH or IBI_CLASSPATH may be set up as part of the adapter configure step or in Java Services property (and exporting skipped, but the directory location must be known).
Identify the installation directory of the Java Development Kit using the environment variable $JDK_HOME. Java version 1.6 or higher is required. For example, if you want to set the location of the Java Development Kit to /usr/java, specify:
JDK_HOME=/usr/java
export JDK_HOMEIdentify the installation directory of the Java Virtual Machine using the environment variable $LD_LIBRARY_PATH. For example, if you want to set the location of the java virtual machine, specify:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_38/jre/lib/amd64/server export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Note: If the server is running with security on, the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable is ignored. In this case, you must use IBI_LIBPATH.
Identify the location of the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver files using the environment variable $CLASSPATH. For example, to set the location of the JDBC Driver files, specify:
CLASSPATH=/qas/mss/sqljdbc_4.0/enu/sqljdbc4.jar export CLASSPATH
The driver file sqljdbc4.jar file is within the "Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.0 for SQL Server" downloadable *.tar.gz version of the Microsoft package. Optionally, the CLASSPATH or IBI_CLASSPATH may be set up as part of the adapter configure step or in Java Services property (and exporting skipped, but the directory location must be known).
JVM access is built-in on IBM i and no further environment set up is needed. Java version 1.6 or higher is required.
You can access Microsoft SQL Server on a remote node. To access Microsoft SQL Server remotely, you must:
All Microsoft SQL Servers installed are defined by using a unique NetBEUI name. The server can access any Microsoft SQL Server on the network, provided you define a valid user ID and password, as well as the name of the Microsoft SQL Server instance. You can define these parameters in either the server global profile or a user profile.
Read/write applications accessing Microsoft SQL Server data sources are able to execute transactions managed in XA-compliant mode.
To activate the XA Transaction Management feature, the server has to be configured in Transaction Coordination Mode, using the Web Console configuration functions. Using Transaction Coordination Mode guarantees the integrity of data modification on all of the involved DBMSs and protects part of the data modifications from being committed on one DBMS and terminated on another.
For complete documentation on XA compliance, see XA Support.
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