Set Up an Amazon Redshift Data Federation Connection

Set up a connection between Amazon Redshift and Data Cloud to access data. To set up an Amazon Redshift data federation connection for Data Cloud, see Private Connect for Data Cloud.

User Permissions Needed 
To create an Amazon Redshift Federation connection in Data Cloud:System Admin

Before you begin:

You can’t use an existing connection and change it to use Private Connect. This isn’t supported.

  1. In Data Cloud, go to Data Cloud Setup.

  2. Under External Integrations, select Other Connectors.

  3. Click New.

  4. Under Source, select Amazon Redshift and click Next.

  5. Enter a connection name and connection API name.

  6. Enter the Connection URL and Database details.

  7. If you choose to use IdP, click Identity Provider Based. Refer to Use Identity Provider Authentication for Amazon Redshift Data Federation Connection for more details and enter the values.

    Field LabelDescription
    IAM Role NameThe Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the role.
    External IDIt’s an auto-generated connection ID. Enter the External ID in the AWS trust policy for the role before testing the connection.
  8. Enter the connection details.

    If you don’t turn on Private Network Route, enter the values.

    Field LabelDescription
    Connection URLJDBC URL of the provisioned Redshift cluster.
    DatabaseThe Redshift database name.
  9. Click Save.

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