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 values are NoSasl, LDAP, Kerberos and JWTToken. |
Server | The name of the server running SQL Server. |
Port | The port for the connection to the Impala Server instance. |
User | The username used to authenticate with Impala. |
Password | The password used to authenticate with Impala. |
ProtocolVersion | The Thrift protocol version to use when connecting to the Impala server. |
Database | The name of the Impala database to use by default. |
TransportMode | The transport mode to use to communicate with the Impala server. Accepted entries are BINARY and HTTP. |
JWTToken | The JWT token to use for authentication. |
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 |
HTTPPath | The path component of the URL endpoint when using HTTP TransportMode. |
JGSSPrincipalAsDBUser | Whether to use the Kerberos principal as the database username. Only applies when UseJGSS is enabled. |
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 Impala. |
PseudoColumns | Specify a set of pseudocolumns to expose as columns. |
QueryPassthrough | This option passes the query to the Apache Impala server as is. |
Readonly | You can use this property to enforce read-only access to Apache Impala from the provider. |
RTK | The runtime key used for licensing. |
ServerTimeZone | Defines the timezone used by the server for conversions between UTC and local time. |
Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
UseJGSS | Specify whether to use the native Java Kerberos Authentication(JGSS) for Kerberos Authentication. |
UserDefinedViews | A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views. |
UseSSL | Specifies whether to use SSL Encryption when connecting to Impala. |