Once the product is installed and the drivers are configured the way you want them, you can connect from your application to your database in either of the following ways:
Using a connection URL through the JDBC Driver Manager, specifying the connection URL using the DriverManager.getConnection() method
Using a Java Naming Directory Interface (JNDI) data source
This quick start explains how to create your database connection using a connection URL. See Using the Drivers for information about using data sources.
Use the following steps to load the drivers from your JDBC application.