Configuration #

This page provides instructions for configuration the Starburst ODBC driver v3 series. Before you continue, you must install the driver.

Connection methods #

You can configure a connection from your client application to your Starburst cluster using two methods:

• Data source name (DSN)
• Connection string

Creating a Data source name (DSN) on Windows #

1. From the Windows Start menu, go to ODBC Data Sources.
2. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator:
   • Click the Drivers tab. Confirm that Starburst ODBC Driver appears in the list.
   • Choose either:
     • User DSN tab (for a DSN only the current Windows user can access)
     • System DSN tab (for a DSN all users on this machine can access)
3. Click Add.
4. In the Create New Data Source dialog, select Starburst ODBC Driver.
5. Click Finish.
6. The DSN Setup dialog box opens where you’ll configure connection settings

Connection settings #

In the DSN setup dialog, the following settings are available:

Using connection strings #