Adding A New Data Source; Defining An Odbc Data Source - Cisco CRS-1 - Carrier Routing System Router Administration Manual

Chapter 5 Provisioning Additional Subsystems

Adding a New Data Source

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Field Name
Data Source Name
Username
Password / Confirm Password A password for connecting to the enterprise database.
Maximum Number of
Connections
Step 4
After defining the OBDC data source (see
page 5-13), you need to add this data source to the Database subsystem.
To add a new data source, complete the following steps.
Procedure
From the CRS Administration menu bar, choose Subsystems > Database.
The Enterprise Database Subsystem Configuration summary web page opens.
Click the Add a New Data Source hyperlink.
The Enterprise Database Subsystem Configuration web page opens.
Use this web page to specify the following:
Description
The name of the ODBC data source.
A username for connecting to the enterprise database.
The maximum number of simultaneous connections allowed to
connect to the database.
This database is usually an external database to which the customer
script can connect. While the limit is set by that database and governed
by your license. If this number in this setting is exceeded, the
corresponding workflow is aborted and the caller receives an error
message. However, you can avoid this error by configuring the
appropriate number of sessions (see
in Chapter 6, "Configuring Cisco
script/application. Also the script writer can provide information
about how many connections are used per call (or instance of
application).
Click Add to apply changes.
Cisco Customer Response Solutions Administration Guide, Release 4.1(1)
Provisioning the Database Subsystem

Defining an ODBC Data Source,

Maximum Number Of
Applications") in the corresponding
Sessions,
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