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3766877 - ODBC call <SQLDriverConnect> to connect to database <> failed with error: <[Simba][Thriftextension] (14) unexpected response from server during an http connection: bad status: unrecognized response with no error message header. Status code: 404>

Symptom

  • Trying to create a Databricks datastore connection in Data Services and receiving an error.
  • Warning: cannot establish database connection ODBC call <SQLDriverConnect> to connect to database <> failed with error: <[Simba][Thriftextension] (14) unexpected response from server during an http connection: bad status: unrecognized response with no error message header. Status code: 404>. Use the ODBCDriverSelector (Windows) or DSConnectionManager.sh (UNIX) utility in LINK_DIR/bin to configure the correct version of the driver.  If the problem still exists after selecting correct version of the driver, notify customer support (BODI-1111341)
  • Cannot connect to Databricks in Data Services after installing the Simba Spark driver.


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Environment

  • SAP Data Services 2025 and later
  • Databricks

Product

SAP Data Services 2025

Keywords

KBA , EIM-DS-CON , Connectivity , EIM-DS-EXE , Job Execution , Problem

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