Installing the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver - Amazon Redshift
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Installing the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver

Use the steps in this section to download and install the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver on a supported version of macOS X. The installation process installs the driver files in the following directories:

  • /opt/amazon/redshift/lib/universal

  • /opt/amazon/redshift/ErrorMessages

  • /opt/amazon/redshift/Setup

To install the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver on macOS X

  1. If your macOS X system uses Intel architecture, download the macOS X Intel driver version 1.5.16. If your system uses ARM architecture, download the macOS X ARM driver version 1.5.16. In both cases, the name for this driver is Amazon Redshift ODBC driver. In the China Amazon Region, use the following links: macOS X Intel driver version 1.5.16 or macOS X ARM driver version 1.5.16.

    Then download and review the Amazon Redshift ODBC and JDBC driver license agreement. In the China (Beijing) Region, use the following link: Amazon Redshift ODBC and JDBC driver license agreement.

  2. Double-click AmazonRedshiftODBC.dmg to mount the disk image.

  3. Double-click AmazonRedshiftODBC.pkg to run the installer.

  4. Follow the steps in the installer to complete the driver installation process. To perform the installation, agree to the terms of the license agreement.

Important

When you have finished installing the driver, configure it for use on your system. For more information on driver configuration, see Use an ODBC driver manager to configure the driver.