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= Pre-Installation Requirements for Single-Tier "Express" Edition ODBC Driver for <nop>PrestoDB, for Mac OS X =

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== DBMS Requirements==

You need to know a variety of information pertaining to your <nop>PrestoDB DBMS:

* <nop>PrestoDB listen port
* <nop>PrestoDB database/catalog name
* <nop>PrestoDB database server hostname or IP address

As detailed in the [[https://prestodb.io/docs/current/|PrestoDB documentation]].

== Software Requirements ==

* You **must** have the 64bit **[[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html|Java SE Development Kit 8uXX]]** for Mac OS X installed for the <nop>PrestoDB driver to work, as this is a 64bit **only** driver.
* Verify you have the correct Java SE Development Kit 8uXX **jdk1.8.0_XX.jdk** installed with the command:
{{{

$ ls -l /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x@ 3 root  wheel  102 26 Nov  2013 jdk1.7.0_45.jdk
drwxr-xr-x  3 root  wheel  102  9 Jan  2015 jdk1.7.0_72.jdk
drwxr-xr-x  3 root  wheel  102  3 Jun 00:45 jdk1.8.0_XX.jdk
$

}}}

== Configuration Requirements ==

* There are no additional software configuration requirements associated with the use of the "Express" Edition ODBC Driver for <nop>PrestoDB.

== Next... ==
[[InstallPrestoExpressOSX|Proceed to Installation & Configuration]].