Defining the database driver
Define a JDBC driver in your on-premises Pega Platform by using the Import Wizard and creating or updating a dynamic system setting.
- In the header of Dev Studio, click .
- Select the database driver file that you obtained from your database vendor and then follow the steps in the Import Wizard to complete the import.
- Expand the SysAdmin category, and then click Dynamic System Settings.
- Search for the dynamic system setting instance whose Setting
Purpose equals
prconfig/database/drivers/default.- If the instance does not exist, click Create,
enter the following values, and then click Create and
open.
- Short description –
prconfig/database/drivers/default - Owning Ruleset –
Pega-Engine - Setting Purpose –
prconfig/database/drivers/default
- Short description –
- If the instance already exists, click the row to open the instance.
- If the instance does not exist, click Create,
enter the following values, and then click Create and
open.
- In the Value field, enter the fully-qualified class name
for the JDBC driver that you import. If the Value field
is already populated, separate the individual driver class names with a
semicolon (
;). See your database vendor documentation for the class names. - Click Save.
- Restart the nodes in the cluster so that all tiers in the system recognize your
new database driver, using the method appropriate for your
deployment
- For Pega Cloud Services environments, create a new support ticket to restart the environment.
- For on-premises systems, manually restart each node.
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