Updated on 2024-04-29 GMT+08:00

Configuring a DWS Connection

Table 1 DWS connection

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

Data Connection Type

Yes

DWS is selected and cannot be changed.

Name

Yes

Name of the data connection to create. Data connection names can contain a maximum of 100 characters. They can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

Tag

No

Attribute of the data connection to create. Tags make management easier.
NOTE:

The tag name can contain only letters, digits, and underscores (_) and cannot start with an underscore (_) or contain more than 100 characters.

Applicable Modules

Yes

Select the modules for which this connection is available.

All modules are selected by default, which means this connection is available for all the modules that support the data source connected by this connection. For details about the data sources supported by each module, see Data Sources.

Basic and Network Connectivity Configuration

SSL Encryption

Yes

DWS supports SSL encryption and certificate authentication for communication between the client and server. You can use SSL Connection to set the communication mode. If SSL Connection is enabled, only SSL encryption can be used. If SSL Connection is disabled, both modes can be used. This function is disabled by default.

Manual

Yes

Select either of the following modes:

  • Cluster Name Mode: Select an existing cluster.
  • Connection String Mode: Enter the IP address/domain name and port of the corresponding cluster and enable the communication between the connection's agent (CDM cluster) and the DWS cluster.

DWS Cluster Name

Yes

This parameter is mandatory when Manual is set to Cluster Name Mode.

Select a DWS cluster from all the DWS clusters with the same project ID and enterprise project.

IP Address or Domain Name

Yes

This parameter is mandatory when Manual is set to Connection String Mode.

This parameter indicates the address for accessing the cluster database through an internal network. Enter an IP address or domain name. The IP address or domain name is automatically generated during cluster creation. You can obtain them on the management console by performing the following operations:
  1. Log in to the GaussDB(DWS) console.
  2. In the left navigation pane, choose Instances.
  3. Click the name of an instance to enter the basic information page. In the Connection Information area, you can obtain the private IP address, domain name, and port number.

Port

Yes

This parameter is mandatory when Manual is set to Connection String Mode.

This parameter indicates the database port number specified during the DWS cluster creation. Ensure that you have enabled this port in the security group rule so that the DataArts Studio instance can connect to the database in the DWS cluster through this port.

KMS Key

Yes

KMS key used to encrypt and decrypt the authentication information for the data source

Agent

Yes

Data Warehouse Service (DWS) is not a fully managed service and thus cannot be directly connected to DataArts Studio. A CDM cluster can provide an agent for DataArts Studio to communicate with non-fully-managed services. Therefore, you need to select a CDM cluster when creating a DWS data connection. If no CDM cluster is available, create one first.

As a network proxy, the CDM cluster must be able to communicate with the DWS cluster. To ensure network connectivity, the CDM cluster must be in the same region, AZ, VPC, and subnet as the DWS cluster. The security group rule must also allow the CDM cluster communicate with the DWS cluster.

NOTE:

If a CDM cluster functions as the agent for a data connection in Management Center, the cluster supports a maximum of 200 concurrent active threads. If multiple data connections share an agent, a maximum of 200 SQL, Shell, and Python scripts submitted through the connections can run concurrently. Excess tasks will be queued. You are advised to plan multiple agents based on the workload.

Data Source Authentication and Other Function Configuration

Username

Yes

The database username, which is specified when the DWS cluster is created.

Password

Yes

The password for accessing the database, which is specified when the DWS cluster is created.