Parameters (Connect-SparkSQL Cmdlet)
The following is the full list of the parameters of the cmdlet with short descriptions. Click the links for further details.
| Property | Description |
| AuthScheme | The authentication scheme used. Accepted entries are Plain, LDAP, NOSASL, and Kerberos. |
| Server | The host name or IP address of the server hosting the SparkSQL database. |
| Port | The port for the SparkSQL database. |
| User | The username used to authenticate with SparkSQL. |
| Password | The password used to authenticate with SparkSQL. |
| Database | The name of the SparkSQL database. |
| ProtocolVersion | The Protocol Version used to authenticate with SparkSQL. |
| ImpersonationProxyUser | The proxy user of the Hive user impersonation. |
| SaslQop | Quality of protection for the SASL framework. The level of quality is negotiated between the client and server during authentication. Used by Kerberos authentication with TCP transport. |
| TransportMode | The transport mode to use to communicate with the Hive server. Accepted entries are BINARY and HTTP. |
| Property | Description |
| KerberosKDC | The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) service used to authenticate the user. |
| KerberosRealm | The Kerberos Realm used to authenticate the user. |
| KerberosSPN | The service principal name (SPN) for the Kerberos Domain Controller. |
| KerberosUser | The principal name for the Kerberos Domain Controller. Used in the format host/user@realm. |
| KerberosKeytabFile | The Keytab file containing your pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys. |
| KerberosServiceRealm | The Kerberos realm of the service. |
| KerberosServiceKDC | The Kerberos KDC of the service. |
| KerberosTicketCache | The full file path to an MIT Kerberos credential cache file. |
| Property | Description |
| SSLClientCert | The TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL). |
| SSLClientCertType | The type of key store containing the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSLClientCertPassword | The password for the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSLClientCertSubject | The subject of the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSLServerCert | The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
| Property | Description |
| FirewallType | The protocol used by a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallServer | The name or IP address of a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallPort | The TCP port for a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallUser | The user name to use to authenticate with a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallPassword | A password used to authenticate to a proxy-based firewall. |
| Property | Description |
| ProxyAutoDetect | When this connection property is set to True, the provider checks your system proxy settings for existing proxy server configurations (no need to manually supply proxy server details). Set to False if you want to manually configure the provider to connect to a specific proxy server. |
| ProxyServer | The hostname or IP address of the proxy server that you want to route HTTP traffic through. |
| ProxyPort | The TCP port that the proxy server (specified in the ProxyServer connection property) is running on. |
| ProxyAuthScheme | The authentication method the provider uses when authenticating to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property. |
| ProxyUser | The username of a user account registered with the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connnection property. |
| ProxyPassword | The password associated with the user specified in the ProxyUser connection property. |
| ProxySSLType | The SSL type to use when connecting to the ProxyServer proxy. |
| ProxyExceptions | A semicolon separated list of destination hostnames or IPs that are exempt from connecting through the ProxyServer . |
| Property | Description |
| Logfile | A filepath which designates the name and location of the log file. |
| Verbosity | The verbosity level that determines the amount of detail included in the log file. |
| LogModules | Core modules to be included in the log file. |
| MaxLogFileSize | A string specifying the maximum size in bytes for a log file (for example, 10 MB). |
| MaxLogFileCount | A string specifying the maximum file count of log files. |
| Property | Description |
| Location | A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures. |
| BrowsableSchemas | This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC. |
| Tables | This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC. |
| Views | Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC. |
| Property | Description |
| AutoCache | Automatically caches the results of SELECT queries into a cache database specified by either CacheLocation or both of CacheConnection and CacheProvider . |
| CacheLocation | Specifies the path to the cache when caching to a file. |
| CacheTolerance | The tolerance for stale data in the cache specified in seconds when using AutoCache . |
| Offline | Use offline mode to get the data from the cache instead of the live source. |
| CacheMetadata | This property determines whether or not to cache the table metadata to a file store. |
| Property | Description |
| AsyncQueryTimeout | The timeout for asynchronous requests issued by the provider to download large result sets. |
| DescribeCommand | The describe command to determine which describe command will use to communicate with the Hive server. Accepted entries are DESCRIBE and DESC. |
| DetectView | Specifies whether to use DECRIBE FORMATTED ... to detect the specified table is view or not. |
| HTTPPath | The path component of the URL endpoint when using HTTP TransportMode. |
| MaxRows | Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses. |
| Other | These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases. |
| PseudoColumns | Specify a set of pseudocolumns to expose as columns. |
| QueryPassthrough | This option passes the query to the Spark SQL server as is. |
| Readonly | You can use this property to enforce read-only access to Spark SQL from the provider. |
| RTK | The runtime key used for licensing. |
| ServerConfigurations | A name-value list of server configuration variables to override the server defaults. |
| Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
| UseDatabricksUploadApi | This option specifies whether the Databricks Upload API will be use when executing batch insert. |
| UseDescTableQuery | This option specifies whether the columns will be retrieved using a DESC TABLE query or the GetColumns Thrift API.The GetColumns Thrift API works for the SparkSQL 3.0.0 or later. |
| UseInsertSelectSyntax | Specifies whether to use an INSERT INTO SELECT statement. |
| UserDefinedViews | A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views. |
| UseSSL | Specifies whether to use SSL Encryption when connecting to Hive. |