Connect to EnterpriseDB Data in Aqua Data Studio

The CData JDBC Driver for EnterpriseDB integrates EnterpriseDB data with wizards and analytics in IDEs like Aqua Data Studio. This article shows how to connect to EnterpriseDB data through the connection manager and execute queries.

Create a JDBC Data Source

You can use the connection manager to define connection properties and save them in a new JDBC data source. The EnterpriseDB data source can then be accessed from Aqua Data Studio tools.

1. In Aqua Data Studio, select Register Server from the Servers menu.
2. In the Register Server form, select the 'Generic - JDBC' connection.
3. Enter the following JDBC connection properties:
   • Name: Enter a name for the data source; for example, EnterpriseDB.
   • Driver Location: Click the Browse button and select the cdata.jdbc.enterprisedb.jar file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
   • Driver: Enter the Driver's class name, cdata.jdbc.enterprisedb.EnterpriseDBDriver.

   • URL: Enter the JDBC URL, which starts with jdbc:enterprisedb: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     The following connection properties are required in order to connect to data.

     • Server: The host name or IP of the server hosting the EnterpriseDB database.
     • Port: The port of the server hosting the EnterpriseDB database.

     You can also optionally set the following:

     • Database: The default database to connect to when connecting to the EnterpriseDB Server. If this is not set, the user's default database will be used.

     Connect Using Standard Authentication

     To authenticate using standard authentication, set the following:

     • User: The user which will be used to authenticate with the EnterpriseDB server.
     • Password: The password which will be used to authenticate with the EnterpriseDB server.

     Connect Using SSL Authentication

     You can leverage SSL authentication to connect to EnterpriseDB data via a secure session. Configure the following connection properties to connect to data:

     • SSLClientCert: Set this to the name of the certificate store for the client certificate. Used in the case of 2-way SSL, where truststore and keystore are kept on both the client and server machines.
     • SSLClientCertPassword: If a client certificate store is password-protected, set this value to the store's password.
     • SSLClientCertSubject: The subject of the TLS/SSL client certificate. Used to locate the certificate in the store.
     • SSLClientCertType: The certificate type of the client store.
     • SSLServerCert: The certificate to be accepted from the server.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the EnterpriseDB JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.enterprisedb.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     A typical JDBC URL is below:
     jdbc:enterprisedb:User=postgres;Password=admin;Database=postgres;Server=127.0.0.1;Port=5444

Query EnterpriseDB Data

You can now query the tables exposed.