Connection properties are described in this topic as they apply to the supported database types in WhereScape RED. Connection types can be set up via the following methods:
- Connection to the Data Warehouse/Metadata repository - Database type connections
- Connections to another Database - Database type connections on the same server or through a linked server
- ODBC Based Connections - ODBC type connections with Native ODBC, ODBC, externally loaded or Integration Services load types.
- Connections to Windows
- Connections to UNIX/Linux
- Connections to Hadoop
- Connections to Microsoft Analysis Services
- Configure Source Connection
One or more of the following icons are used to indicate where properties are unique to a particular database type:
Note
Custom type database connections are assigned a unique name during the licensing process. In this document, the term 'Custom' refers to all custom database connections.