Learn about the fields used to create a MemSQL connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Here is a list of the fields for a MemSQL connection in ThoughtSpot DataFlow. You need specific information to establish a seamless and secure connection.
Connection properties
- Connection name
- Name your connection.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
MemSQLConnection - Connection type
- Choose the MemSQL connection type.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
MemSQL - Platform type
- Specify the environment to execute the connection.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
On Premise - Valid Values:
On Premise, Managed Service - Default:
Managed Service - Host name
- Specify the hostname or the IP address of the MemSQL system
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
www.example.com - Port
- Specify the port associated to the MemSQL system
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
1234 - User
- 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.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
userdi - Password
- Specify the password for the User
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
pswrd234%! - Authentication type
- Specifies the type of security protocol to connect to the instance. Based on the type of security select the authentication type and provide details.
- Mandatory field.
For On Premise Platform Type only. - Example:
Password aunthentication - Valid Values:
Password aunthentication, Kerberos - Default:
Password aunthentication - KDC Host
- Specify KDC Host Name where as KDC (Kerberos Key Distribution Center) is a service than runs on a domain controller server role.
- Mandatory field.
For Kerberos authentication only. - Example:
my_email@example.com - Default realm
- A Kerberos realm is the domain over which a Kerberos authentication server has the authority to authenticate a user, host or service.
- Mandatory field.
For Kerberos authentication only. - Example:
realm1.example.com - Keytab
- 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)
- Mandatory field.
For Kerberos authentication only. - Example:
/app/keytabs/labuser.keytab - Principle
- 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)
- Mandatory field.
For Kerberos authentication only. - Example:
labuser@labdp.example.com - SSL encryption
- To ensure the data is encrypted use additional security feature such as SSL.
- Optional field.
For On Premise Platform Type only. - Trust store
- Specify the TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL)
- Mandatory field.
For SSL authentication only. - Example:
trust store path - Trust store password
- Specify the password for the TLS/SSL client certificate.
- Mandatory field.
For SSL authentication only. - Example:
password
Sync properties
- Column delimiter
- Specify the column delimiter character.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
1 - Valid Values:
Any printable ASCII character or decimal value for ASCII character - Default:
The delimiter specified in sync - Escape character
- Specify this if the text qualifier is mentioned. This should be the character which escapes the text qualifier character in the source data.
- Optional field.
- Example:
" - Valid Values:
Any ASCII character - Default:
" - Enclosing character
- Specify if the text columns in the source data needs to be enclosed in quotes.
- Optional field.
- Example:
DOUBLE - Valid Values:
SINGLE, DOUBLE - Default:
DOUBLE - Other notes:
This is required if the text data has newline character or delimiter character. - TS load options
- Specifies the parameters passed with the
tsload
command, in addition to the commands already included by the application. The format for these parameters is:--<param_1_name> <optional_param_1_value>
--<param_2_name> <optional_param_2_value>
- Optional field.
- Example:
--max_ignored_rows 0 - Valid Values:
--null_value
--escape_character
--max_ignored_rows 0 - Default:
--max_ignored_rows 0 - Max ignored rows
- Abort the transaction after encountering 'n' ignored rows
- Optional field.
- Default:
0 - Reference:
tsload flag reference