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Installing ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server

IMF Tune version 8 raised its minimum ODBC Drivers requirement. These may not be readily installed; in which case we have to download and install them ourselves.

If these drivers are missing, starting an IMF Tune installation will greet you with "ERROR: Missing ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server".

Missing ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server
Missing ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server

The steps that follow shows our installation on a Windows 2019 server but the same applies for earlier Windows version.

  1. Download the drivers from:
    Microsoft ODBC Driver 13.1 for SQL Server - Windows, Linux, & macOS

  2. Select the 64-bit installation and complete the download:

    64-bit download
    64-bit download

  3. Start the installation and click your way through it. The 'Client Components' option is enough for IMF Tune to work:

    Client Components
    Client Components

  4. At the end you may be prompted to restart the server.

    Server Restart
    Server Restart

With the restart out of the way you will be ready to install IMF Tune.