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Use this procedure to create a new SQL DSN on the server on which you are installing vCentre, if your database is Oracle rather than Microsoft then you'll need to install an Oracle db driver 1st and select that rather than the SQL Native Client in this procedure.  A blank/empty database should be create on the database server prior to carrying out this procedure.
Use this procedure to create a new SQL DSN on the server on which you are installing vCentre, if your database is Oracle rather than Microsoft then you'll need to install an Oracle db driver 1st and select that rather than the SQL Native Client in this procedure.  A blank/empty database should be create on the database server prior to carrying out this procedure.


# Go to '''Data Sources (ODBC)''' in the Administrative Tools menu
'''If you are install vCentre on a 64-bit machine, you'll need to specifically create a 32-bit DSN'''.  The proc below would create a 64-bit DSN if carried out on a 64-bit machine, if that's not you want to do, start the ODBC admin tool from <code>%systemdrive%\Windows\SysWoW64\Odbcad32.exe</code> instead of the Administrative Tools menu.
 
# Go to '''Data Sources (ODBC)''' in the Administrative Tools menu in order to start the ODBC admin tool
# Go to the '''System DSN''' tab and click on '''Add...'''
# Go to the '''System DSN''' tab and click on '''Add...'''
# Select the '''SQL Native Client''' driver and click '''Finish'''
# Select the '''SQL Native Client''' driver and click '''Finish'''