ALERT Users may use OpenLink? 's Generic ODBC drivers to connect to databases, for which no database agents exist.
These users simply need an OpenLink? -supported operating system, which contains 3rd-party drivers that connect to the database.
Other users may benefit from Single-Tier or application server configuration Multi-Tier connections, when they have a common database on an uncommon operating system.
This latter configuration requires the installation of the database native client on an OpenLink? -supported O/S.