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Updated on 2022-06-10 GMT+08:00

Methods of Connecting to a Cluster

If you have created a GaussDB(DWS) cluster, you can use the SQL client tool or a third-party driver such as JDBC or ODBC to connect to the cluster and access the database in the cluster.

The procedure for connecting to a cluster is as follows:

  1. Obtaining the Cluster Connection Address
  2. If SSL encryption is used, perform the following steps:
    1. (Optional) Configuring SSL Connection
    2. (Optional) Downloading the SSL Certificate
  3. Connect to the cluster and access the database in the cluster. You can choose any of the following methods to connect to a cluster: