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Installing the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI on a machine with an existing DB2 client

The IBM® Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI is not part of the IBM Data Server Client or the IBM Data Server Runtime Client. It must be installed separately. You can install one or more copies of the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI on a machine where an IBM Data Server Client or IBM Data Server Runtime Client is already installed. You might want to do this if you have developed some ODBC or CLI database applications with the IBM Data Server Client that you plan to deploy with the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI, because it enables you to test the database applications with the driver on the same machine as your development environment.

To install the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI on the same machine as an IBM Data Server Client or IBM Data Server Runtime Client, you need:

The procedure for installing one or more copies of the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI on a machine that already has an IBM Data Server Client or IBM Data Server Runtime Client installed is the same as the procedure for installing the driver on a machine that has no IBM Data Server Client installed.

See: Installing the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI and Installing multiple copies of the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI on the same machine.

Ensure the application is using the correct copy of the driver. Avoid relying on the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable as this can lead to inadvertent loading of the incorrect driver installation. Dynamically load the driver explicitly from the target installation directory.

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