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# Adding the MySQL JDBC Driver

When you install and configure database connectors that use MySQL as the database, a JDBC driver is required. This driver does not ship pre-installed. Install it before configuring database connectors on the appliance.

To install a JDBC Driver:

1. From the MySQL web site, download the MySQL JDBC Driver to a computer that can access ArcMC.

   http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/5.0.html

2. Extract the driver.

3. Follow the instructions in Uploading Files to a Repository to add the `mysql-connector-java-x.x.x-bin.jar` file. The new driver file is added to the repository.

   After you have installed the JDBC driver, you need to upload the driver file to the containers that will hold the MySQL database Connectors. Follow the instructions in Uploading Files to a Repository.

   After the driver file has been uploaded to a container, follow the instructions in Adding a Connector to add a connector that requires a JDBC driver.

   Note: For both Adding the MS SQL Server JDBC Driver and Adding the MySQL JDBC Driver cases, make sure to use the default path `/lib` when uploading the JDBC driver for on-board connector installation. For Instant Connector Deployment installation use `user/agent/lib`.