Connecting a data source (ODBC)

Tip

This instruction is for servers with Windows OS.

If you use TRASSIR OS, skip it and go to connection to Orion Pro server settings.

  1. Run sqlnativeclient.msi - This is an ODBC driver for SQL Server 2005. You can download it from the Microsoft website.

  2. Run ODBC Data Sources Administrator (Start -> Administration -> Data sources (ODBC). Create new data source. To do this, click on Add.

  3. New data source creation window will open. Select SQL-server in the list and click Done.

  4. Give the data source a name and description (any values). Click the arrow on the server selection combobox and wait for the list of servers to load. Then select the Orion database server.

  5. Click SQL Server account verification item, enter user and password specified under Orion data base installation/settings.

  6. Check Default database box and check data base specified in Orion server settings in combobox.

  7. Click Done.

  8. When the next window will appear, click Verify data source.

  9. After that the verification window will open, on verification completion status Test completed successfully shall appear.

  10. Upon completion, the new server should appear in the list of sources.