ODBC Client Connections on Mac OS X

IMPORTANT This component is deprecated. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends using an alternate product. For more information, see Discontinued Ecosystem Components.

You can use an ODBC client tool to connect to Impala from Mac OS X. Install the driver and configure it to pass a SQL query to Impala. After you install the driver, see Configure the MapR Impala ODBC Driver for Linux and Mac OS X.

Before you install the driver, verify that your system meets the following prerequisites:
  • Mac OS X version 10.8 or later
  • 100 MB of available disk space
  • iODBC 3.52.7 or above
To install and configure the MapR Impala ODBC Driver, complete the following steps:
  1. Download the MapR Impala ODBC Driver.
  2. Install the MapR Impala ODBC Driver on the machine from which you connect to the Impala service. The driver supports 32- and 64-bit applications. To install the driver:
    1. Double-click to mount the MapRImpalaODBC.dmg disk image.
    2. Double-click MapRImpalaODBC.pkg to run the Installer.
    3. Follow the instructions in the installer to complete the installation process.
    4. When the installation completes, click Close.
    MapR Impala ODBC Driver files install in the following locations:
    • /opt/mapr/impalaodbc/ErrorMessages – Error messages files directory
    • /opt/mapr/impalaodbc/Setup – Sample configuration files directory
    • /opt/mapr/impalaodbc/lib/universal – Binaries directory
  3. Update the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. The DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable must include the paths to the:
    • Installed ODBC driver manager libraries
    • Installed MapR Impala ODBC Driver for Impala shared libraries

    For example, if the ODBC driver manager libraries are installed in /usr/local/lib, then set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH to the following:

    export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:/opt/mapr/impalaodbc/lib/universal

Next Step: See Configure the MapR Impala ODBC Driver for Linux and Mac OS X.