Accessing the Connect Service Using an ODBC Driver

The following table lists tasks for an ODBC driver to connect to Connect Service; however, some of these tasks are optional to complete.

Task	Description
Set up an environment and verify installation prerequisites.	For both Windows and Linux, verify the installation prerequisites. For more information, see Installation Prerequisites.
Download and install the driver.	For Windows, see Downloading and Installing the ODBC Driver for Windows. For Linux, see Downloading and Installing the ODBC Driver for Linux.
Set up the ODBC connection.	For both Windows and Linux, see Configuring the ODBC Driver.
Optionally, upgrade from a previous version.	For both Windows and Linux, see Upgrading an ODBC Driver to upgrade a previous installation.
Optionally, enable authentication with server certificates.	For both Windows and Linux, see Authentication Using Server Certificates for ODBC to add increased encryption to secure the data connection.

Task

Description

Set up an environment and verify installation prerequisites.

For both Windows and Linux, verify the installation prerequisites. For more information, see Installation Prerequisites.

Download and install the driver.

Set up the ODBC connection.

For both Windows and Linux, see Configuring the ODBC Driver.

Optionally, upgrade from a previous version.

For both Windows and Linux, see Upgrading an ODBC Driver to upgrade a previous installation.

Optionally, enable authentication with server certificates.

For both Windows and Linux, see Authentication Using Server Certificates for ODBC to add increased encryption to secure the data connection.