Client applications must be appropriately configured. In conjunction with ODBC and JDBC applications, ODBC and JDBC drivers will also need to be configured. OData applications will need their own modifications.

For the most part, configuration of the ODBC and JDBC drivers is handled during the installation of the drivers. If the drivers are installed using the configuration files generated by the Hybrid Data Pipeline server installation, then they will use the hostname of the load balancer or machine hosting the server. However, you may wish to configure the drivers in other ways.

OData applications must be modified to use the hostname of the load balancer for HTTP or HTTPS requests. Additionally, for optimal performance, OData applications should be configured to echo cookies for session affinity. OData applications must also be configured appropriately for SSL. See Node-to-node communication in OData Hybrid Data Pipeline load balancer environment for details on communication between nodes when an OData client cannot be configured to echo cookies.