= doc.FAQ.WhatValuesDoMulti-TierUsersNeedToPassInTheirDataSources

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|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. 

 

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