Limitations of the Data Provider

The following features are not included in the data provider:

• Authentication methods: The data provider does not support the NTLM and Kerberos methods.

• Distributed transactions: The data provider does not support distributed database transactions.

• CreatePermission: The data provider does not support CreatePermission (PermissionState) method in CreateFactory API.

• Performance counters: The data provider does not support performance counters in non-windows platforms.

• FIPS compliance: The data provider does not automatically detect the FIPS compliance mode in non-windows platforms. To enable FIPS compliance mode, set the EnableFipsCompliance connection option to true.

• Licensing: The data provider does not use the registry path for loading the license file. To provide licensing information, use one of the following:

  • Add the license file to the application's current directory.

  • Specify the path to the license file (DDTek.lic) using the License Path connection option.

  • Use the SetOEMLicenseInfo() method.