How to create a new HANA ODBC DSN entry for SAP Data Services on Unix Platforms

This blog describes how to use SAP Data Services 4.1/4.2 Connection Manager on UNIX to create  a new  ODBC DSN data source  for Hana db.

The following configuration steps have been performed on:

• SAP Data Servers (SDS) 4.2 SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) VERSION = 11 PATCHLEVEL = 2
• HANA DB 1.0 SP7
• Windows Server 2008 R2 as Client

A: Checks to perform before adding the new DSN entry:

1. On the SDS job server machine, make sure Hana db client is installed and its version matches that of the Hana server.
2. Test the database connectivity using the native hana db client driver:

• cd to the Hana client install directory ie: cd /usr/sap/hdbclient
• Execute:  ./hdbsql -n hana_servername:port -u username -p password
• Run a simple command “ \s” for status check, and if no error produced  exit and   proceed.
• Good test results should look like the figure below:

   3. Set the SDS environment variables:

$ cd $LINK_DIR/bin       (<LINK_DIR> is the SDS installation directory).
$ . ./al_env.sh                (there is a space between the dots)

   4. Verify the location of the odbc.ini file where the DSN entry will be added. The $ODBCINI would have been set by the above script ./al_env.sh

echo $ODBCINI  (The output should be:  <$LINK_DIR>/DataDirect/odbc/odbc.ini)

B: Add a new DSN Entry

1. cd $LINK_DIR/bin
   Run ./DSConnectionManager.sh and select "1" to configure Data Sources. All existing DSN entries should also be displayed:

    2.  Add a new database source and select SAP HANA:

  3. Enter the DSN name,  Hana server details  and logon values:

  4.  After a successful test new HANA DSN entry should be displayed:

  5. Run: view $ODBCINI to confirm the new "[HANA DSN 1]" entry in the odbc.ini:

  6.  Test the odbc connectivity from the same server by issuing this command from hanadb client path :

./odbcreg DSNNAME  username password

For example: ./odbcreg 'HANA DSN 1' username  password

Successful test result should look like this:

C: Add DSN and SDS Data Store on Windows client

   1. On the Windows SDS designer client machine, install Hana db client,  with the same version as the server.

   2. Create a new DSN source, using ODBC Data Source Administrator:

  3. In SDS Designer create a new Data Store:

That's it! Please let me know if you have any questions

Nawfal Tazi