ODBC Connectivity Issues

Application Name: IBCS PB (MS Access DB)

Issue:
User gets ODBC connection failed error message when they try to access
tables or data within the DB from MS Access

Driver:

IBM Data Server client (AKA DB2) V9.7.600.413 x86

Cause:
1. The ODBC connections were not carried over from Windows XP
2. DSN was setup with incorrect username/password in ODBC

Steps to resolve issue:

1. Check if IBM DB2 Client 32 bit is installed on the computer

Open Software Center from your desktop and click on the Installed
Software tab.
Check if you see IBM Data Server Client (AKA DB2) V9.7.600.413 x86
listed as Installed.
o If no, go to the Available Software tab and enter IBM Data Server
Client (AKA DB2) V9.7.600.413 x86 in the search box.
o Select the check box against the software and click on Install.
2. Launch Configuration Assistant and check if RISCDSNP is listed
3. If RISCDSNP is not listed, you will have to configure the RISCDSNP with the
following steps:

Go to Start.
Then go to the folder IBM DB2/DB2 COPY1(Default)/Set-up Tools/Configuration
Assistant

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Run the Configuration Assistant.

Once youve opened the Configuration Assistant go to Selected tab and
select the Add Database Using Wizard option.

Select Manual configure a connection to a database option and click

next.

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Then in the Protocol section, select the TCP/IP option and hit next.

After that under TCP/IP option, type METPRODE as host name and 1646 as
the Port number.

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On the Database option, type RISCDSNP in the Database name and alias
field then hit next.

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The Data Source option (see below) will fill out the info automatically. Just
click next.

Under Node Options, you will need to select the NT on the Operating
System dropdown
menu and type DB2 as the Instance name. Then hit next.

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The System Options section will fill out the options automatically. (see
below). Just click Next.

The Security Options must have the Use authentication value in

servers DBM

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Configuration selected and then hit Next.

Then you will get the DOS Option which you dont need to anything else
than click Finish.

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Once you have configured the RISCDSNP Data Source please continue with the
following steps.
4. Browse to the folder: C:\Windows\SysWOW64.
5. Double Click on odbcad32.exe.

6. Select the Data Source for which you are getting the error (RISCDSNP).
7. Click on Configure.

8. Update the User ID & Password.

9. Click Connect to test connection.
You can now launch your Access DB and try to connect if the connection was
successful on step #9.
Note: This DB required a user DSN connection to RISCDSNP and therefore admin
rights were not required to configure or check ODBC settings. Admin rights would be
required to check ODBC settings if the application requires system DSN connections.

Thanks
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