Db Connection Service/Db Connection Service Setting Tool - Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R Series User Manual

DB Connection Service/DB Connection Service Setting Tool

The information linkage function of an MES interface module can be used by installing DB Connection Service on a server.
For details on DB Connection Service and DB Connection Service Setting Tool, refer to the following:
MELSEC iQ-R MES Interface Module User's Manual (Application)
• DB Connection Service must be installed on all database servers and application servers accessed from an
MES interface module.
• When using DB Connection Service on an application server, an account for application program execution
must be created in advance.
• The settings of DB Connection Service can be changed in DB Connection Service Setting Tool.
ODBC setting for database
When using DB Connection Service on a database server, the ODBC setting for a database used must be set in advance.
For the ODBC setting method, refer to the following:
Page 116 ODBC Setting
ODBC driver
Only the ODBC driver installed at the same time as the installation of the database can be used except for the cases below.
'Microsoft Access Driver(*.mdb)', 'Microsoft ODBC for Oracle', and 'SQL Server' which are supplied with the operating system
cannot be used.
• When connecting the database of Oracle using any of the following DB Connection Services, the 32-bit version of Oracle
Client for the ODBC setting and the ODBC driver of Oracle need to be installed. Install them as necessary.
The DB Connection Service which is stored to MX MESInterface-R whose software version is '1.03D' or earlier.
The DB Connection Service (32-bit) which is stored to MX MESInterface-R whose software version is '1.04E' or later.
• When using PostgreSQL for a database, install an ODBC driver.
ODBC Data Source Administrator
When the installation method of Access is Click-to-Run (C2R), install a Microsoft Access database engine first, then start
"ODBC Data Source Administrator."
If starting "ODBC Data Source Administrator" without installing an Access database engine, the ODBC driver is not displayed.
The version of Access database engine to be installed differs depending on the version of Access to be used. Install an
Access database engine with any of the versions listed in the table below.
Due to changes in Access specifications, whether an Access database engine must be installed and its version may be
changed. For details, contact Microsoft Corporation.
Access version
2010
2013
2016
2019
*2
2021
*1 No Click-to-Run (C2R)
*2 Including LTSC
Access database engine version
*1
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*1
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2010
2010
2013
4 PROCEDURE BEFORE OPERATION
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4.1 Starting a Server
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