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The Remote DataServer Configuration

Figure 1–5 shows the remote DataServer configuration.

Figure 1–5: The Remote DataServer for ODBC

In the remote configuration, the Progress client and schema holder run on a client machine and the Progress server components and any ODBC data-source client software run on a remote server machine. Depending on the ODBC and data-source client software implementation, the actual target database may be local or remote to the machine where the Progress DataServer for ODBC executes. If the data-source client software supplies modules that manage networked database communications, a remote database configuration is possible. The DataServer cares only about the data-source definition on its machine. Remote database access is transparent to the DataServer.

In remote DataServer configurations, Progress handles the communication between the client and the server. The client and server processes that make up the DataServer adapt to a variety of network configurations.

Figure 1–5 shows a remote DataServer configuration. Table 1–2 lists the supported configurations. It contains possible client-server combinations and networking options.

Table 1–2: Supported Configurations 
Client
Networking
Server
Progress on all Windows and NT platforms1
None
The server, client, ODBC client, and data source are on the same machine.
You can configure both the Personal and Enterprise DataServers for ODBC in this way. (The Personal DataServer for ODBC is restricted to single-user Windows platforms only.)
Progress on Windows, NT, and UNIX
Progress
The client is on the client machine; the server, ODBC driver, and data source are on a server machine.
This configuration is possible only with the Enterprise DataServer for ODBC.
  1. See Release Notes and the Installation and Configuration Guide for specif details on supported platforms.


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