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Error: Data source name not found and no default driver specified

Document ID: CTX110813   /   Created On: Aug 17, 2006   /   Updated On: Aug 6, 2008
Average Rating: 5

Symptoms

In the Resource Manager log, the following information appears after testing the connection on a 64-bit Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 or 4.5 Resource Manager Database Connection Server:

“Source [Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers].
Description [[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified].”

In the Citrix Management Console, the Test button in the Summary Database configuration shows:

“Server: consrv1
Server is up
Summary database software OK
DSN undefined
Database accessibility cannot be determined.”

Cause

The data source name (DSN) rmsummarydatabase has been created using Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC) on a 64-bit database connection server connecting to a 32-bit SQL database server.

Resolution

If a 64-bit Presentation Server 4.0 or 4.5 server connects to a summary database on a 32-bit SQL server, you must create a system DSN called rmsummarydatabase (this is not case-sensitive).

Using the Run dialog box, type %SystemRoot%\SysWow64\odbcad32.exe

Note: Do not use Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).

More Information

CTX112421 – Monitoring Server Performance with Citrix Presentation Server

CTX105744 – Readme for Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition


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