Installing the JDBC Driver on Mac OS X

To install the Vertica JDBC driver on your Mac OS X client system, download the cross-platform JDBC driver .jar file to your system and ensure OS X's Java installation can find it.

Downloading the JDBC Driver

To download the Vertica JDBC driver on Mac OS X:

  1. On your Mac client system, open a browser and log into the myVertica portal.
  2. Navigate to the Downloads page, scroll to the Client Software download section, and click the download link for the JDBC driver.
  3. Accept the license agreement and wait for the download to complete.

Ensuring Java Can Find the JDBC Driver

In order for your Java client application to use the Vertica JDBC driver, the Java interpreter needs to be able to find its library file. Choose one of these methods to tell the Java interpreter where to look for the library: