Foresight Analytics Platform addresses DBMS server to access repository data during the work. The system addresses the server via the DBMS front end or by means of any other additional drivers that enable access to DBMS. Different driver versions can be used to work with different versions of DBMS.
Below is the list of DBMS supported in the platform:
DBMS type | Description | Comments |
Support of work with the DBMS:
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It is required to install an application that contains a driver to connect to PostgreSQL, for example:
To correctly connect to PostgreSQL/Postgres Pro DBMS, bitness of Foresight Analytics Platform and installed driver must match. Various driver versions are available at the PostgreSQL official website. In Windows OS, after installation, add a path to the bin folder containing driver library to the PATH system variable. For example, c:\Program Files\psqlODBC\0905\bin\. PostgreSQL 11.22 is supported only in Astra Linux SE 1.7. |
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Support of work with Oracle DBMS 12.x\18.x. |
It is required to install DBMS front end. To correctly connect to Oracle DBMS, bitness of Foresight Analytics Platform and Oracle DBMS front and must match. Work with Oracle 12.x is not supported if Oracle Multitenant was enabled on installing server back end. The front end and installation guide are available at the Oracle official website. When installing and setting up back end and front end take into account the language settings to be used on data transfer and storage. For details about the language settings, the NLS_LANG parameter and methods for its setting see the developer website. NOTE. It is not recommended to use the settings that use the variable length of character encoding UTF8 and UTF16. |
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Support of work with Microsoft SQL Server DBMS 2008\2012\2014\2016\2019. |
It is required to install DBMS front end (Native Client). Connection via the OLE DB and ODBC interfaces is supported. The front end and installation guide are available at the Microsoft official website. NOTE. The front end version must not be earlier the DBMS server version. |
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Support of work with Teradata DBMS 15\16. |
It is required to install DBMS front end. The front end is available at the website http://developer.teradata.com/, use the CLIv2 version. Work in Linux OS is executed via the Generic ODBC driver. |
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Support of work with SQLite DBMS 3.x. |
The required driver is included to the selected software package of Foresight Analytics Platform. NOTE. Work with Foresight Analytics Platform is available only in the desktop application in single-user mode. |
If there are some issues on creating a repository or on connecting to repository, see the Solving Possible Problems in Foresight Analytics Platform subsection.
NOTE. . When working in Linux OS also take into account existing constraints.
Apart from connecting to DBMS server Foresight Analytics Platform contains a series of alternative drivers allowing to connect to data sources. Connection is executed via the Database subsection.
Driver type | Description | Comments |
Support of connection to data sources based on EMC Greenplum and PostgreSQL/Postgres Pro DBMS. NOTE. They are not used to connect to repository. |
It is required to install OLE DB drivers in the operating system. The Greenplum driver can be used to work with databases created based on PostgreSQL/Postgres Pro DBMS, in the read mode and without support of the Lo data type. In this case it is not necessary to install ODBC driver. |
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ClickHouse | Support of connection by means of ODBC drivers installed in Windows OS or Linux OS. NOTE. . They are not used to connect to repository. |
An ODBC driver is available at the ClickHouse official website. Connection is similar to Generic ODBC. Work with ClickHouse DBMS is executed taking into account the following constraints:
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Support of connection to various data sources via OLE DB providers installed in the operating system. To make the setup easier, Foresight Analytics Platform has selected providers:
NOTE. They are not used to connect to repository. |
It is required to install OLE DB drivers in the operating system. Support of queries and DBMS commands alone. Support of creating and use of tables, views, procedures and functions depending on the functionality of a certain DBMS and its correspondence to SQL standards. |
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Support of work with relational databases. NOTE. They are not used to connect to repository. |
It is required to install DBMS front end. |
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Connection to the repository is established by means of addressing the BI server, which executes all required functions for DBMS authorization and for further data stream management. |
It is not required to install DBMS front end to the user workstation. All required drivers should be installed where the BI server is installed. NOTE. Work with Foresight Analytics Platform is available only in the desktop application. |
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Support of connection to HP Vertica analytical DBMS: 7.0\8.0\8.1\9.0. NOTE. They are not used to connect to repository. |
The ODBC driver is available at the Vertica official website. Working with HP Vertica DBMS is executed considering the following restrictions:
Work in Linux OS is executed via the Generic ODBC driver. |
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Support of connection to various data sources via ODBC providers installed in the operating system. NOTE. They are not used to connect to repository. |
It is required to install ODBC drivers in the operating system. Support of queries and DBMS commands alone. Support of creating and use of tables, views, procedures and functions depending on the functionality of a certain DBMS and its correspondence with SQL standards. It can be used to connect to supported DBMS (PostgreSQL/Postgres Pro, Oracle, and so on), data sources (Greenplum, SAP, and so on) by specifying DSN or creating a connection string. The required ODBC driver can be obtained from appropriate manufacturer. |
See also:
System Requirements for Database Server | System Requirements