Install or Upgrade the Client Drivers and Tools for Windows
As the Windows Administrator, double-click the installer to start the installation. Follow the prompts as the wizard guides you through each step of the process.
By default, the installer installs the client drivers and tools in C:\Program Files\Vertica Systems\. You have the option of changing this location during installation.
Note: The install wizard allows you to choose the components you want to install. Under your Windows Control Panel, the installer adds a program for each installed component. Among the programs the installer adds is a program named, Vertica Bootstrapper. You can right-click on the bootstrapper to modify, repair, or uninstall the Vertica client.
Important: The Vertica Microsoft Connectivity Pack is included as part of the Vertica Client Drivers and Tools for Windows. If you plan to use the Microsoft Connectivity Pack to access Microsoft Business Intelligence tools, reboot your system after installation to ensure integration.
Upgrading the Client Drivers and Tools for Windows
You do not need to uninstall the Client Drivers and Tools for Windows before upgrading. The installation program upgrades the existing drivers and tools in place.
Important: If you are using Vertica client drivers for Windows that were released before Vertica 7.2.3, you must first uninstall the older drivers. This is true for the separate JDBC client driver download (the .jar
file). This is also true for the client drivers included in the package, Client Drivers and Tools for Windows (an .exe
file), which includes ODBC, vsql, ADO.NET, OLEDB, the Visual Studio plugin, and SQL Server integration components. Once you have installed client versions 7.2.3, you do not need to uninstall for upgrades that follow. For example, upgrading from 7.2.3 to 8.0.0 would not require that you uninstall before upgrade.