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Establish Connectivity to MySQL

This article describes how to connect to MySQL plugin in order to load data into Datasets and Reports in Metric Insights.

1. Create a New Data Source

Access Admin > Collection & Storage > Data Sources

  1. [+ New Data Source] 
  2. Select "MySQL Connector/J" in the SQL section.
  3. [Next]

2. Complete Data Source Creation

  1. Name: Give the Data Source a descriptive name.
  2. Auth Type: Select the authorization type:
    • Password: Use the credentials to provide access to the database.
    • Identity Profile: Select the existing Identity Profile in the Identity Profile field.
  3. Data Source Username and Data Source Password are obtained from from service provider (in case of AWS or Azure usage) or from database administrator (in case of on-prem usage).
  4. Host name and Database name: Provide the database host name and the title of the database.By clicking [Ping] the user can check connection to the mentioned host.
  5. Port: The "3306" value is auto-filled by default.
  6. JDBC driver: The "MySQL Connector/J" value is chosen in this field by default.
  7. JDBC string: This string is auto-generated by default, but the User can change it according to specific needs.
  8. [Create]

3. Check the Connection

[Test Connection] to check if the system connects to the database successfully.

The next step would be creating a Dataset from MySQL Data Source. For more information on that, check the Create Dataset from Plugin or SQL Data Source article.