Set Up an Apache Cassandra Connection (Beta)

Set up the Apache Cassandra connection to start the flow of data into Data Cloud.

This feature is a Beta Service. A customer may opt to try a Beta Service in its sole discretion. Any use of the Beta Service is subject to the applicable Beta Services Terms provided at Agreements and Terms. If you have questions or feedback about this Beta Service, contact the Data Cloud Connector team at datacloud-connectors-beta@salesforce.com.
User Permissions Needed 
To create a connection:System Administrator

Before you begin:

  • Enable the Beta connector through the feature manager. See Enable Data Cloud Features.
  • Verify your admin has enabled firewalls on the system you want Data Cloud to connect to by including these IP addresses to your allowlists.

  1. In Data Cloud, click Setup, and select Data Cloud Setup.

  2. Under External Integrations, select Other Connectors.

  3. Click New.

  4. On the Source tab, select Apache Cassandra and click Next.

  5. Enter a connection name and connection API name.

  6. For Authentication Details, enter the username and password to authenticate the user.

    1. Optionally, specify a Default LDAP user and LDAP password.

      New setup defaults are username: admin and password: secret.

    2. Optionally, for the SSL Server Certificate, enter the whole SSL certificate string, an SHA-1 certificate string, or upload the string as a .pem file.

  7. For Connection Details, provide these inputs.

    1. For URL, provide in one of these formats.

      An IP address format like 62.248.93.34 or a cloud Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for your Virtual Machine, for example, 62.248.93.34.bc.googleusercontent.com.

    2. Enter a database value.

    3. For port, enter the port that the server is running on. The default is 9042, but it can be changed.

    4. Optionally, add an LDAP Server and LDAP port value.

    5. Optionally, add Search Base and Search Filter.

      Select the tree and the filter criteria for that search. For example, if searching for an employee within a department, use the department for the search base and the employee id as the search filter.

  8. To review your configuration, click Test Connection.

  9. Click Save.

After the connector details are accepted, the connection is created and listed under Connectors. You can now create data streams.