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Creating a Data Source Name (DSN) in Windows
Administrator Help | Forcepoint DLP | Version 8.8.2
 
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Important 
To run fingerprinting or discovery tasks on Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or MySQL databases, the password for the account used to access the database cannot include a semi-colon (;).
A DSN is required to create a database table fingerprint or set up database discovery. If the database does not already have a DSN, create one as follows:
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Go to the crawler machine that is being used for fingerprinting tasks.
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Log in as the Forcepoint DLP administrative user.
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Access the system's ODBC Data Source Administrator.
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Windows Server 2012: Go to Start > Administrative Tools > ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) or (64-bit).
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Windows Server 2008: Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).
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On the User DSN tab, click Add.
User DSNs store information about how to connect to a specific data source. They may be used only by the current user on the current machine.
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Use the Create New Data Source dialog box to select the appropriate database driver.
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When prompted, enter a data source name and description. Some drivers require additional information:
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For Excel, select a workbook and enter the number of rows to scan.
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For Access, select the database and the page timeout.
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Click Advanced or Options as needed to provide details for the database records that will be fingerprinted, then click OK.
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If you selected a Sybase or DB2 driver:
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Stop all discovery tasks and fingerprinting jobs running on this machine.
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Open the Windows Services tool (Start > Administrative Tools > Services).
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Right-click Forcepoint Data Task Scheduler and select Restart.

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