CloverDX

This article explains how to connect CloverDX to an Exasol database.

For more information about CloverDX, refer to the CloverDX documentation.

Exasol takes no responsibility for any changes in functionality or terms of use for the third-party software described in this section. For more information, refer to the respective software vendor’s website.

Environment

The following procedure uses CloverDX evaluation version on Windows.

Prerequisites

• A running Exasol SaaS database. For more information, see Database Management.
• The IP address of the host where the tool is running must be in the allowed IP address list. For more information, see Network Security.
• Exasol JDBC driver is installed
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is installed
• CloverDX must be installed in your system and project setup must be done

Get JDBC Driver and Connection Details

To connect to your Exasol SaaS database from a tool you need a valid connection string. You must also allow network access to the database from the tool, and make sure that the latest Exasol JDBC driver is installed.

1. On the Databases page in the web console, click on Connect via tools on the cluster that you want to connect to.

   

2. In the wizard, enter the IP address of the client or server that will connect to the database and click Add IP, then click Next. This will add the IP address to the list of IP addresses that are allowed network access to the cluster. The allow list is found on the Security page in the web console. For more information, see Network Security.

   If the IP address is already present in the allow list, just click Next.

   

3. If the latest JDBC driver for your operating system is not already installed, select the driver type and operating system and click on Download to download the latest driver to your local system. For more information about how to install the driver, see JDBC Driver.

   

4. Click on Next to view your connection details:

   

5. Copy the Connection string, Port, and User name values from the Connect details dialog. You will need to enter this information in your client to connect to your database.

6. To generate a new Personal Access Token (PAT) to use for authentication in the client, click on the Password row, then click on Copy to copy the PAT to your clipboard. For more information, see Personal Access Token.

   

   The generated PAT is only shown once and cannot be retrieved after you have closed the wizard.

7. Click on Done to close the wizard.

Connect CloverDX to Exasol

1. In the Outline panel, right-click and select Connections > Create DB connection.

   

2. In the Create DB Connection dialog, do the following:
   1. Enter a name for the connection.
   2. Click the plus icon to add the JDBC driver.

      

3. In the URL Dialog, do the following:
   1. Click Local files tab.
   2. Select the JDBC driver from its installation directory and then click OK.

      

4. In the Create DB Connection dialog, do the following:
   1. Select com.exasol.jdbc.EXADriver from the Available drivers section.
   2. Select EXASolution from the drop-down JDBC specific.
   3. Provide the connection details: URL, username, and password (personal access token).

      

5. Click Finish.

   

   The Exasol database is now connected to CloverDX.