Install and Configure the Linux Driver

You must install and configure a driver on every workstation that will be used to connect to the Vantagepoint database.

The user who installs the Linux drivers must, at a minimum, have local administrator privileges.

To install and configure the Linux driver:

  1. Download the Linux driver installer from the following link:
  2. Extract all the files in the downloaded ZIP file to a folder on your computer.
  3. Execute either the 32-bit or 64-bit .EXE installer file.
    Execute the file that corresponds to the application from which you will be connecting via Linux. For example, if the Linux connection will be made from the 32-bit version of Excel, then use the 32-bit version of the installer (regardless of the architecture of the operating system).
  4. Run the Linux driver installer; follow the prompts, accepting all the defaults.
  5. From the Linux Data Source Administrator dialog box, create either a User DSN or System DSN.
    User DSNs are for a single user; System DSNs are available to all users of the workstation. Select the User DSN or System DSN tab, based on your needs.
  6. Click Add.
  7. On the Create New Data Source dialog box, select DataDirect HDP 4.6 and click Finish.
  8. On the Linux Cloud Driver Setup dialog box, enter a name in the Data Source field.
    This can be any name that helps you identify the data source. You do not need to add a value in the Description field.
  9. In the Hybrid Data Pipeline Source field, enter the database name and service URL that you received from Deltek Customer Care when you requested the Linux accounts; leave the Port Number field as is.
    Important: When entering the service URL, do not include the https:// if that was included in the service URL you received. Including the https:// will result in an error when testing the connection.
  10. On the Security tab, make sure that the Enable SSL checkbox is selected.
  11. Click Test Connect, enter the credentials that you received from Deltek Customer Care when you requested the Linux accounts, and click OK.
  12. When the message A Connection established! displays, click OK.
  13. On the Linux Cloud Driver Setup dialog box, click OK.
  14. On the Linux Data Source Administrator dialog box, click OK.