HDFS data connection parameters
Configure these parameters when you create or edit an HDFS bridge data connection in InfoSphere® Metadata Asset Manager.
Prerequisites
If SSL is required for the connection, you must configure the SSL connection. See the following topic for information: Setting up the truststore connection options for the HDFS bridge.
For information on importing metadata by using the HDFS bridge, see HDFS bridge reference.
Data connection parameters
- Name
- Required. Specify the name of the data connection.
- Description
- Specify a description of the data connection.
- Host
- Required. Specify the address of the computer that hosts the InfoSphere BigInsights Console.
- Port
- Required. Specify the port number that is used to communicate with the InfoSphere BigInsights Console. The default port number for the REST API is 8080. If you use SSL encryption, the default port number is 8443.
- User name
- Required. Specify a user name that can access the Hadoop Distributed File System that uses the REST API. Specify the same user name that is used to log in to the InfoSphere BigInsights Console. Authentication is required and must be enabled.
- Password
- Required. Specify the password that is used to log in to the InfoSphere BigInsights Console.
- SSL
- Select if the InfoSphere BigInsights Console
requires SSL encryption. If you select this option, provide values
for the Truststore file, Truststore
password, and Truststore type parameters.
- Truststore file
- Specify the full path of the truststore file that is on the computer where the InfoSphere Information Server engine is installed.
- Truststore password
- Specify the truststore password.
- Truststore type
- Specify the format of the truststore.
- Save password
- Specify whether to save the password.
- Save password
- Specify whether to save the password.