doc.FAQ.WhatValuesDoMulti-TierUsersNeedToPassInTheirDataSources?






|Name|A descriptive name that identifies the Data Source.


|Server|Passes the hostname or IP address of the server on which the Multi-Tier Request Broker listens. Also passes the TCP port on which the Broker listens. The format is host:port.


|Domain|This value corresponds to a Domain Alias that appears in the [Domain Aliases] section of the Session Rules Book. Default Domain Aliases are named after the databases to which the database agent connect. Custom Domain Aliases may take any form.


|Database|This is the name of the database or Oracle SID.


|Login ID|This is a valid database username.


|Password|This is a valid database password.


Are the Multi-Tier Request Broker and DBMS installed on separate machines? If so, users must add one of the following values to the DSN:

|DB2 Server/Adapter|Passes a remote DB2 database alias.


|Informix Server|Passes the name of the Informix server.


|Ingres Net (vnode)|Passes vnode::database name.


| MySQL? Connect Options|Passes -H host -P port -T.


|Oracle SQL*Net Alias|Passes an Oracle SQL*Net alias.


| PostgreSQL? Connect Options|Passes -H host -P port -T.


|Progress Connect Options|Passes Progress -S socket -H host -N tcp parameters.


|SQLServer Connect Options|Passes -S followed by a SQLServer instance name.


|Sybase Connect Options|Passes the Sybase instance name.