Informix ODBC Drivers

Version	1.0.2
Last Update	1/6/2010
Statistics	Windows Installer, 9.5 meg.
Compatibility	Any tool that needs to connect to the Connection 2.1(1) or later database needs the IBM Informix ODBC drivers installed to be able to connect. Each tool that needs it will link to this page and their respective setups will check to see if these drivers are installed first before proceeding. It's only necessary to install this once on each Windows box you intend to use to run remote Unity Connection tools. Note that there are two setups. For all 32 bit versions of XP, Windows Server or Vista, use the 32 bit install. For all 64 bit operating systems use the 64 bit install. Both of these put the 32 bit ODBC driver for Informix on your system.
Support	Support policy follows the tools that use these drivers.

IBM Informix ODBC Driver Install for all 32 bit Operating Systems Download Now (Windows installer)

IBM Informix ODBC Driver Install for all 64 bit Operating Systems Download Now (unzip and run setup) - NOTE: You may have to disable User Access Control to install this on Windows 7 or Vista.

Both of the above installs are 32 bit ODBC Drivers - None of the Connection tools are build for 64 bit drivers at this point.

The above installs contain only the ODBC drivers at the time of development - you can also go to IBM's site and download the latest Informix SDK (which includes the ODBC drivers among other things) for Windows - be sure to download the 32 bit version of the Windows driver even if you're installing on a 64 bit OS. These downloads are free however you do have to register on the IBM web site. You can find the SDK downloads using this link.

NOTE: If you are having problems, particularly with a 64 bit OS installation, I recommend you go get the most recent release (currently 3.50 FC6) of the SDK from IBM at the above link and try that.

Description

The help files for each tool that uses the remote database proxy service to attach to Connection has instructions for how to configure the remote ODBC access from off box. You must create an account with remote administration access and enabled/activate the remote proxy service before you can use it - out of the box Connection has this disabled for security purposes.

The Informix ODBC drivers are used by off box tools that connect to Unity Connection 2.1(1) or later systems via the database proxy service.