Connection Properties
The connection properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection settings for this provider. Click the links for further details.
For more information on establishing a connection, see Establishing a Connection.
| 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 HiveServer2. |
| Port | The port for the connection to the HiveServer2 instance. |
| User | The username used to authenticate with Hive. |
| Password | The password used to authenticate with Hive. |
| ProtocolVersion | The Protocol Version used to authenticate with Hive. |
| TransportMode | The transport mode to use to communicate with the Hive server. Accepted entries are BINARY and HTTP. |
| Database | The name of the Hive database to use by default. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| SSHAuthMode | The authentication method used when establishing an SSH Tunnel to the service. |
| SSHClientCert | A certificate to be used for authenticating the SSHUser. |
| SSHClientCertPassword | The password of the SSHClientCert key if it has one. |
| SSHClientCertSubject | The subject of the SSH client certificate. |
| SSHClientCertType | The type of SSHClientCert private key. |
| SSHServer | The SSH server. |
| SSHPort | The SSH port. |
| SSHUser | The SSH user. |
| SSHPassword | The SSH password. |
| SSHServerFingerprint | The SSH server fingerprint. |
| UseSSH | Whether to tunnel the Apache Hive connection over SSH. Use SSH. |
| 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 | This indicates whether to use the system proxy settings or not. |
| ProxyServer | The hostname or IP address of a proxy to route HTTP traffic through. |
| ProxyPort | The TCP port the ProxyServer proxy is running on. |
| ProxyAuthScheme | The authentication type to use to authenticate to the ProxyServer proxy. |
| ProxyUser | A user name to be used to authenticate to the ProxyServer proxy. |
| ProxyPassword | A password to be used to authenticate to the ProxyServer proxy. |
| 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 |
| AsyncQueryTimeout | The timeout for asynchronous requests issued by the provider to download large result sets. |
| EnableXSRF | This option specifies whether to add the X-XSRF-Header filter to HiveServer2 HTTP mode. |
| FailoverHosts | This property allows you to specify a list of failover hosts in addition to the one configured in Server and Port . |
| 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. |
| Pagesize | The maximum number of results to return per page from Apache Hive. |
| PseudoColumns | This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table. |
| QueryPassthrough | This option passes the query to the Apache Hive server as is. |
| Readonly | You can use this property to enforce read-only access to Apache Hive from the provider. |
| RTK | The runtime key used for licensing. |
| ServerConfigurations | A list of server configuration variables to override the server defaults. |
| Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
| UseDescTableQuery | This option specifies whether the columns will be retrieved using a DESC TABLE query or the GetColumns Thrift API. |
| UserDefinedViews | A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views. |
| UseShowDatabasesQuery | This option specifies whether the schemas will be retrieved using a SHOW DATABASES query or the GetSchemas Thrift API. |
| UseShowTablesQuery | This option specifies whether the tables will be retrieved using a SHOW TABLES query or the GetTables Thrift API. |
| UseSSL | Specifies whether to use SSL Encryption when connecting to Hive. |
| UseZookeeperDiscovery | Specifies whether to use ZooKeeper Service Discovery. |
| ZookeeperNamespace | The namespace configured on ZooKeeper for the Hive Server 2 znodes. |