Connecting to Databricks

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Databricks and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Databricks provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Databricks supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Databricks supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Databricks Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Databricks leverages Databricks Thrift to enable bidirectional SQL access to Databricks data. The provider supports databases that run Databricks Runtime Version 9.1 and later. It also supports the Pro and Classic Databricks SQL versions. The data model is fully dynamic and automatically reflects the data that is available in your Databricks environment. Any updates to tables or schemas are immediately accessible through SQL.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework or Using Entity Framework Core to build an EF model based on the Databricks connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Databricks and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Databricks from generic ADO.NET code.