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Configure Native Connectivity on Service Machines

To establish native connectivity between an application service and a database, install the database client software for the database that you want to access.
Native drivers are packaged with the database server and client software. Configure connectivity on the machines that need to access the databases. To ensure compatibility between the application service and the database, install a client software that is compatible with the database version and use the appropriate database client libraries.
You must install the database clients on the required machines based on the types of databases that the application services access.
To ensure compatibility between the application service and the database, use the appropriate database client libraries and install a client software that is compatible with the database version.
Install the following database client software based on the type of database that the application service accesses:
IBM DB2 Client Application Enabler (CAE)
Configure connectivity on the required machines by logging in to the machine as the user who starts Informatica services.
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Native Client
Download the client from the following Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=42295.
Oracle client
Install compatible versions of the Oracle client and Oracle database server. You must also install the same version of the Oracle client on all machines that require it. To verify compatibility, contact Oracle.
Sybase Open Client (OCS)
Install an Open Client version that is compatible with the Sybase ASE database server. You must also install the same version of Open Client on the machines hosting the Sybase ASE database and Informatica. To verify compatibility, contact Sybase.

Configure Database Client Environment Variables

After you configure the database environment variables, you can test the connection to the database from the database client.
The following table lists the database environment variables you need to set:
Database
Environment Variable Name
Database Utility
Value
Oracle
ORACLE_HOME
PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH
TNS_ADMIN
INFA_TRUSTSTORE
sqlplus
Set to: <Client InstallDatabasePath>
Add: <DatabasePath>/bin and USER_INSTALL_DIR/server/bin:$PATH
Set to: $Oracle_HOME/lib and USER_INSTALL_DIR/server/bin:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Set to location of the tnsnames.ora file: $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
For default SSL domain, add to: USER_INSTALL_DIR/services/shared/security
For custom SSL domain, set INFA_TRUSTSTORE and INFA_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD
IBM DB2
DB2DIR
DB2INSTANCE
PATH
db2connect
Set to: <database path>
Set to: <DB2InstanceName>
Add: <database path>/bin
Sybase ASE
SYBASE15
SYBASE_ASE
SYBASE_OCS
PATH
isql
Set to: <database path>/sybase<version>
Set to: ${SYBASE15}/ASE-<version>
Set to: ${SYBASE15}/OCS-<version>
Add: ${SYBASE_ASE}/bin:${SYBASE_OCS}/bin:$PATH
PostgreSQL
PGSERVICEFILE
PGHOME
PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH
INFA_TRUSTSTORE
Set to the location of the pg_service.conf file: <pg_service.conf file directory>/pg_service.conf
Set to: /usr/pgsql -10
Add to: $PGHOME:${PATH}
Add to: $PGHOME/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
For default SSL domain, add to: <InstallationDirectory>/services/shared/security
For custom SSL domain, set INFA_TRUSTSTORE and INFA_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD
SQL Server
ODBCHOME
ODBCINI
ODBCINST
PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH
INFA_TRUSTSTORE
Set to: USER_INSTALL_DIR/ODBC7.1
Set to: $ODBCHOME/odbc.ini
Set to: $ODBCHOME/odbcinst.ini
Add to: /opt/mssql-tools/bin:$PATH$PATHUSER_INSTALL_DIR/ODBC7.1:$PATHUSER_INSTALL_DIR/server/bin:$PATH
Add to: $ODBCHOME/lib
USER_INSTALL_DIR/server/bin:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
For default SSL domain, add to: USER_INSTALL_DIR/services/shared/security
For custom SSL domain, set INFA_TRUSTSTORE and INFA_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD