Installing the driver package on Mac OS X

You can install the Watson™ Query driver package on Mac OS X by using the installDSDriver.sh script.

Before you begin

Before you try to connect to your Watson Query instance, verify that you have the prerequisites.

For a new installation

1. Mount the disk image by double-clicking the macos_dsdriver.dmg file.

   A new Finder window opens with the contents of the disk image.

   If the Finder window does not open, double-click the macos_dsdriver icon on your desktop.

2. In the Finder window, double-click the installDSDriver.sh file.

   The driver package is installed in /Applications/dsdriver, which is the default location.

For updates to your existing driver package installation

3. Back up current configuration files.
   1. Go the Applications/dsdriver/cfg folder.
   2. Copy the following files to a different folder.
      • db2cli.ini
      • db2dsdriver.cfg
4. Right-click the dsdriver folder and click Move to Trash to remove the currently installed driver package.
5. Install the new driver package as described in the For a new installation section:
   1. Mount the disk image by double-clicking the macos_dsdriver.dmg file.
   2. In the Finder window, double-click the installDSDriver.sh file.
6. Restore the configuration files:
   1. Copy the db2cli.ini and db2dsdriver.cfg files that you saved from step 3.b to the /Applications/dsdriver/cfg folder.

What to do next

To be able to connect your local applications or client tools to your Watson Query instance, configure your local environment.