8.3.12 Operands related to HiRDB External Data Access facility

For details on the HiRDB External Data Access facility, see the HiRDB External Data Access Version 7 Description and User's Guide.

Note that some platforms on which HiRDB is run do not support the HiRDB External Data Access facility. For details, see HiRDB External Data Access in the manual HiRDB Version 8 Description.

27) pd_foreign_server_libpath = foreign-server-client-library-path-name [,"foreign-server-client-library-path-name"]...
[Figure]<pathname>
Specifies an absolute path name for a foreign server client library. For the path name of a foreign server client library, see the documentation for the DBMS of the foreign server to be connected.
Condition
HiRDB External Data Access is required.
Operand rule
The maximum number of characters that can be specified is 512.
Note
Note the following when using the standby-less system switchover (1:1) facility: If foreign servers are defined for both a normal BES and an alternate BES, and if the server type (DBMS to be accessed) is the same for these foreign servers, set the same version for the foreign server client libraries.