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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to PowerExchange for Amazon Redshift
  3. PowerExchange for Amazon Redshift Configuration
  4. Amazon Redshift Sources and Targets
  5. Amazon Redshift Mappings
  6. Amazon Redshift Pushdown Optimization
  7. Amazon Redshift Sessions
  8. Appendix A: Amazon Redshift Data Type Reference
  9. Appendix B: Troubleshooting

PowerExchange for Amazon Redshift User Guide for PowerCenter

PowerExchange for Amazon Redshift User Guide for PowerCenter

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Configuring Amazon Redshift ODBC Connection on Windows

Configuring Amazon Redshift ODBC Connection on Windows

Before you establish an ODBC connection to connect to Amazon Redshift on Windows, you must configure the ODBC connection.
Perform the following steps to configure an ODBC connection on Windows:
  1. Download the Amazon Redshift ODBC drivers from the AWS website.
    You must download the 32-bit or 64-bit driver based on your Windows system.
  2. Install the Amazon Redshift ODBC drivers on the machine that hosts the PowerCenter Integration Service.
  3. Open the following folder in which ODBC data source file is installed.
    • For 32-bit driver:
      C:\WINDOWS\syswow64
    • For 64-bit driver:
      C:\WINDOWS\system32
  4. Run the
    odbcad32.exe
     file.
    The
    ODBC Data Sources Administrator
     box appears.
  5. Click
    System DSN
    .
    The
    System DSN
     tab appears. The following image shows the
    System DSN
     tab on the
    ODBC Data Sources Administrator
     box:
    The following image shows the System DSN tab.
  6. Click
    Configure
    .
    The
    Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver DSN Setup
     box appears. The following image shows the
    Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver DSN Setup
     box where you can configure the connection settings and authentication:
    The following image shows the Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver DSN Setup box where you can configure the connection settings and authentication.
  7. Specify the following connection properties in the
    Connection Settings
     section:
    Property
    Description
    Data Source Name
    Name of the data source.
    Server
    Location of the Amazon Redshift server.
    Port
    Port number of the Amazon Redshift server.
    Database
    Name of the Amazon Redshift database.
    You must specify the
    Server
    ,
    Port
    , and
    Database
     values from the JDBC URL.
  8. Specify the following authentication properties in the
    Authentication
     section:
    Property
    Description
    Auth Type
    Type of the authentication.
    Default is
    Standard
    .
    User
    User name to access the Amazon Redshift database.
    Password
    Password for the Amazon Redshift database.
    Encrypt Password For
    Encrypts the password for the following users:
    • Current User Only
    • All Users of This Machine
    Default is
    Current User Only
    .
  9. Click
    SSL Options
     in the
    Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver DSN Setup
     box.
    The
    SSL Configuration
     box appears. The following image shows the
    SSL Configuration
     box:
    The following image shows the System DSN box where you must select the value of the Authentication Mode as disable.
  10. Select
    disable
     to disable the authentication in the
    Authentication Mode
     field.
  11. Click
    OK
     in the
    SSL Configuration
     box.
    The
    SSL Configuration
     box closes.
  12. Click
    Test
     to test the connection in the
    Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver DSN Setup
     box.
  13. Click
    OK
    .
    The Amazon Redshift ODBC connection is configured successfully on Windows.
After you configure the Amazon Redshift ODBC connection, you must create an ODBC connection to connect to Amazon Redshift.
For more information about how to create an ODBC connection to connect to Amazon Redshift, see Creating an Amazon Redshift ODBC Connection
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