InfoSphere Optim web applications can connect to an Optim directory only if the application server has a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for the Optim directory database. JDBC drivers for supported versions of the IBM DB2 database are already installed. Use this task to install JDBC drivers for other vendors on the English version of WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition.
The version of WebSphere Application Server Community Edition that is delivered with InfoSphere Optim web applications is available only in English. You must configure this version of WebSphere Application Server Community Edition by using an English user interface. However, when you use the connection manager or the manager, the language setting of the browser determines the language of the user interface.
Use the Administrative Console of WebSphere Application Server Community Edition to install a JDBC driver. The default location of the Administrative Console is http://hostname:8080/console, where hostname is the host name of the computer on which WebSphere Application Server Community Edition is installed.
To install a JDBC driver on WebSphere Application Server Community Edition: