The recommended installation platform is Windows 10 64 bit or Windows Server 2016 64 bit.

Before you install the Elasticsearch SQL ODBC Driver you need to meet the following prerequisites;

If you fail to meet any of the prerequisites the installer will show an error message and abort the installation.

Download the .msi package for Elasticsearch SQL ODBC Driver 7.7.1 from: https://www.elastic.co/downloads/odbc-client

There are two versions of the installer available:

Users should consider downloading and installing both the 32 and 64 bit drivers for maximum compatibility across applications installed on their system.

Double-click the downloaded .msi package to launch a GUI wizard that will guide you through the installation process.

You will first be presented with a welcome screen:

Clicking Next will present the End User License Agreement. You will need to accept the license agreement in order to continue the installation.

The following screen allows you to customise the installation path for the Elasticsearch ODBC driver files.

You are now ready to install the driver.

Assuming the installation takes place without error you should see progress screen, followed by the finish screen:

On the finish screen you can launch the ODBC Data Source Administration screen by checking the dialog checkbox. This will automatically launch the configuration screen on close (either 32 bit or 64 bit) where you can configure a DSN.

As with any MSI installation package, a log file for the installation process can be found within the %TEMP% directory, with a randomly generated name adhering to the format MSI<random>.LOG.

If you encounter an error during installation we would encourage you to open an issue https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-sql-odbc/issues, attach your installation log file and provide additional details so we can investigate.

The .msi can also be installed via the command line. The simplest installation using the same defaults as the GUI is achieved by first navigating to the download directory, then running:

msiexec.exe /i esodbc-7.7.1-windows-x86_64.msi /qn

By default, msiexec.exe does not wait for the installation process to complete, since it runs in the Windows subsystem. To wait on the process to finish and ensure that %ERRORLEVEL% is set accordingly, it is recommended to use start /wait to create a process and wait for it to exit:

start /wait msiexec.exe /i esodbc-7.7.1-windows-x86_64.msi /qn

As with any MSI installation package, a log file for the installation process can be found within the %TEMP% directory, with a randomly generated name adhering to the format MSI<random>.LOG. The path to a log file can be supplied using the /l command line argument

start /wait msiexec.exe /i esodbc-7.7.1-windows-x86_64.msi /qn /l install.log

Supported Windows Installer command line arguments can be viewed using:

msiexec.exe /help

…​or by consulting the Windows Installer SDK Command-Line Options.

start /wait msiexec.exe /i esodbc-7.7.1-windows-x86_64.msi /qn INSTALLDIR="c:\CustomDirectory"

Uninstall using Add/Remove Programsedit

The .msi package handles uninstallation of all directories and files added as part of installation.

Uninstallation will remove all contents created as part of installation.

An installed program can be uninstalled by pressing the Windows key and typing add or remove programs to open the system settings.

Once opened, find the Elasticsearch ODBC Driver installation within the list of installed applications, click and choose Uninstall:

start /wait msiexec.exe /x esodbc-7.7.1-windows-x86_64.msi /qn

start /wait msiexec.exe /x esodbc-7.7.1-windows-x86_64.msi /qn /l uninstall.log