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MariaDB connection

MariaDB connection

To access your data in MariaDB, create a connection asset for it.

MariaDB is an open source relational database. You can use the MariaDB connection to connect to either a MariaDB server or to a Microsoft Azure Database for MariaDB service in the cloud.

Supported versions

  • MariaDB server: 10.5.5
  • Microsoft Azure Database for MariaDB: 10.3

Create a connection to MariaDB

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

  • Database (optional): If you do not enter a database name, you must enter the catalog name, schema name, and the table name in the properties for SQL queries.
  • Hostname or IP address
  • Port number
  • Username and password
  • SSL certificate (if required by the database server)

For Private connectivity, to connect to a database that is not externalized to the internet (for example, behind a firewall), you must set up a secure connection.

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project
Click Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a catalog
Click Add to catalog > Connection. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
In a deployment space
Click Import assets > Data access > Connection. See Adding data assets to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog
Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.

Next step: Add data assets from the connection

Where you can use this connection

You can use MariaDB connections in the following workspaces and tools:

Projects

  • Data Refinery (Watson Studio or IBM Knowledge Catalog)
  • DataStage (DataStage service). See Connecting to a data source in DataStage.
  • Decision Optimization (Watson Studio and Watson Machine Learning)
  • Metadata enrichment (IBM Knowledge Catalog)
  • Metadata import (IBM Knowledge Catalog)
  • SPSS Modeler (Watson Studio)

Catalogs

  • Platform assets catalog

  • Other catalogs (IBM Knowledge Catalog)

Watson Query service
You can connect to this data source from Watson Query.

MariaDB setup

Setup depends on whether you are connecting from a local MariaDB server or a Microsoft Azure Database for MariaDB database service in the cloud.

Learn more

Parent topic: Supported connections

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