This writeup shows the steps that you need to go through to setup your
client system before you can use DbSizr.

Step # 1: Make sure that you have 32 bit ODBC driver support on your
          client system. You can find this out by opening up the
          "Control Panel" Folder of your Windows 95 (TM) or Windows NT
          workstation system and look for the ODBC icon. If it does not
          exist, stop here and install ODBC support.

Step # 2: Go to your database server and make sure that you have a valid
          account on the server that can allow you the access that is
          needed for the test script. You may want to create yourself
          a new database on the server called "testdb" with full rights,
          if you want to exercise the scripts that come along with
          DbSizr.

Step # 3: Now, go back to the PC from where you want to run DbSizr and
          click on ODBC 32 icon in control panel. In the dialog box that
          pops up, choose the add option and choose a ODBC driver to connect
          to your database. If the driver that is needed to connect to your
          database does not exist, stop here and install the driver from
          the database vendor CD-ROM. If it does not come with the CD-ROM,
          you need to contact the vendor.

Step # 4: Now that you have chosen a driver, you will see a pop-up window
          which asks you for details about the connecction you are about to
          specify. The Data Source Name is the name you choose to give to
          the database that you are trying to access. You also need to
          specify the name of the server to which you are trying to establish
          the connection. You can click on options to specify the database
          name on the server machine. If you see the Data Source Name that
          you added in the first pop-up window, you can proceed to the next
          step.

Step # 5: Verify that you can access the data source from the client by
          testing manually. Use a program like MS-Query on the client side
          and see if you can login to the data source that you just created.
          If not, there is something wrong in your setup steps or the
          access privileges that are setup for your account. Please talk to
          your DBA. If you are successful in logging in, you are ready to start
          using DbSizr.

Step # 6: Start up DbSizr and on the "Control Panel" in DbSizr, click on the
          "Edit User Credentials" button. You should supply valid username
          and password pairs here, without which DbSizr will fail. You can
          give the same username/password to all users if you so choose.

Step # 7: Make sure that you set the number of users equal to 1. Run the
          setup script "SETUP.SCR" on your Data Resource. This will create
          the tables that you will need to execute your other test evaluation
          scripts. Running the evaluation scripts and looking over the
          contents of these scripts will give you a good background into
          how DbSizr works. You can then customize the benchmarking for your
          specific needs.

Please note that every data resource that you need to use for your tests
has to be registered using the ODBC driver dialog.