Datavault Builder

This article explains how to connect Datavault Builder to Exasol.

Prerequisites

  • Your Exasol SaaS database must be running. 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.

  • Datavault Builder must be installed with the following configuration in the docker-compose.yml file:

    - 'CLIENT_DB_CONNECTIONSTRING=jdbc:exa:[IP Address]:[port]'
    - CLIENT_DB_TYPE=exasol_client_db

  • Basic knowledge about how to configure and use Datavault Builder is assumed.

Connect Datavault Builder to Exasol

  1. Open Datavault Builder in your browser and add a new source definition. Fill in the mandatory fields as required.

  2. In the CONNECTION dropdown, select Exasol Server and enter the following parameters:

    • The hostnames or IP addresses of the Exasol cluster

    • The port of the Exasol cluster

    • The database name

    The JDBC connection string will be automatically generated by the tool.

For more information about how to use Datavault Builder, refer to the Datavault Builder documentation.