Hi,
Support for ODBC Sources when Virtual DataPort server runs on Linux is disabled by default. The reason for being disabled by default is that on Linux, depending on the configuration of the host, Virtual DataPort could load the wrong library to connect to ODBC sources.
You may refer to [Enabling the Support for ODBC Sources When the Virtual DataPort Server Runs on Linux](https://community.denodo.com/docs/html/browse/7.0/platform/installation/postinstallation_tasks/postinstallation_tasks_in_virtual_dataport/enabling_the_support_for_odbc_sources_when_the_virtual_dataport_server_runs_on_linux) section of Denodo Platform Installation Guide for more information.
I would recommend connecting to the MySQL by using JDBC driver. The reason is that in Virtual DataPort, queries involving a JDBC data source run faster than if they involve an ODBC data source, even if the underlying source is the same.
Hope this helps!
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