%META:TOPICPARENT{name="ADOSingleTierLitePreinstallMono"}%
==<nop>OpenLink .NET Data Provider for Microsoft SQL Server Pre-Installation Requirements==

=== Pre-Installation Requirements for Mono Clients===

==== DBMS Requirements====

You need to know a variety of information pertaining to your Microsoft SQL Server DBMS:

* [[HowDoIFindMySQLServerInstanceName|Microsoft SQL Server instance name]]
* [[HowDoIFindMySQLServerListenPort|Microsoft SQL Server listen port]]
* Microsoft SQL Server database name
* Microsoft SQL Server database server hostname or IP address

==== Software Requirements ====

* You need a functional Mono CLR runtime.

* You need to ensure that you have the iODBC or other ODBC Driver Manager installed on non-Windows platforms.

* There are no software requirements associated with the use of <nop>OpenLink's .NET Data Provider for Microsoft SQL Server.

==== Configuration Requirements ====

* There are no software configuration requirements associated with the use of <nop>OpenLink's .NET Data Provider for Microsoft SQL Server.

**Proceed to Installation Documentation:** [[InstallSQLLiteMono|OpenLink .NET Data Provider for Microsoft SQL Server Installation and Configuration]]