Add a MemSQL database connection
You can add a connection to a MemSQL database using ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Follow these steps:
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Select Connections in the top navigation bar.
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In the Connections interface, select Add connection in the upper-right corner.
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In the Create Connection interface, select the Connection type.
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After you select the MemSQL Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear.
- Connection name
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Name your connection.
- Connection type
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Choose the MemSQL connection type.
- Platform type
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Specify the environment to execute the connection.
- Host name
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Specify the hostname or the IP address of the MemSQL system
- Port
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Specify the port associated to the MemSQL system
- User
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Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the MemSQL system. This user should have necessary privileges to access the data in the databases.
- Password
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Specify the password for the User
- Authentication type
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Specifies the type of security protocol to connect to the instance. Based on the type of security select the authentication type and provide details.
- KDC Host
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Specify KDC Host Name where as KDC (Kerberos Key Distribution Center) is a service that runs on a domain controller server role.
- Default realm
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A Kerberos realm is the domain over which a Kerberos authentication server has the authority to authenticate a user, host or service.
- Keytab
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To authenticate via a key-tab you must have supporting key-tab file which is generated by Kerberos Admin and also requires the user principal associated with Key-tab ( Configured while enabling Kerberos)
- Principle
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To authenticate via a key-tab you must have supporting key-tab file which is generated by Kerberos Admin and also requires the user principal associated with Key-tab ( Configured while enabling Kerberos)
- SSL encryption
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To ensure the data is encrypted use additional security feature such as SSL.
- Trust store
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Specify the TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL)
- Trust store password
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Specify the password for the TLS/SSL client certificate.
- JDBC options
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Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.
See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples.
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Select Create connection.
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