Once the product is installed and the drivers are configured the way you want them, you can connect from your application to your database in either of the following ways:

  • Using a connection URL through the JDBC Driver Manager, specifying the connection URL using the DriverManager.getConnection() method
  • Using a Java Naming Directory Interface (JNDI) data source

This quick start explains how to create your database connection using a connection URL. See Using the Drivers for information about using data sources.

Use the following steps to load the drivers from your JDBC application.