OpenMetadata/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.8.x/connectors/database/exasol/index.md

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Exasol Connector | OpenMetadata High-Performance Database	Connect Exasol database to OpenMetadata with our comprehensive connector guide. Step-by-step setup, configuration, and metadata extraction instructions.	/connectors/database/exasol

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In this section, we provide guides and references for using the Exasol connector.

Configure and schedule Exasol metadata from the OpenMetadata UI:

• Requirements
• Metadata Ingestion
• Lineage
• Troubleshooting

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{% partial file="/v1.8/connectors/external-ingestion-deployment.md" /%}

{%inlineCallout icon="description" bold="OpenMetadata 1.6.1 or later" href="/deployment"%} To deploy OpenMetadata, check the Deployment guides. {%/inlineCallout%}

Requirements

The connector requires Exasol version 7.1 or higher to function correctly. Ensure your Exasol instance meets this minimum version requirement before proceeding.

To ingest basic metadata, an Exasol user must have the following privileges:

• USAGE privilege on Schema
• SELECT privilege on Tables

Openmetadata fetches the query logs for the lineage workflow by querying EXA_STATISTICS.EXA_DBA_AUDIT_SQL table. For this, an Exasol user should be granted the SELECT ANY DICTIONARY system privilege.

Metadata Ingestion

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Connection Options

Connection Scheme: Specifies the SQLAlchemy driver scheme options required to connect to Exasol.

Username: The username used to connect to the Exasol database. Ensure that this user has sufficient privileges to read all the metadata from Exasol.

Password: The password associated with the user connecting to Exasol.

Host and Port: Defines the host and port of the Exasol instance. Provide this as a string in the format hostname:port. For example: localhost:8563

• If running the OpenMetadata ingestion in a Docker container and your services are hosted on localhost, use host.docker.internal:8563.

SSL/TLS Settings: Specifies the mode or settings for SSL/TLS validation during the connection. Available options:

validate-certificate (Default): Enables Transport Layer Security (TLS) and validates the server certificate using system certificate stores.

ignore-certificate: Enables Transport Layer Security (TLS) but disables validation of the server certificate.

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• This mode should not be used in production. It is useful for testing with self-signed certificates. {% /note %}

disable-tls: Disables Transport Layer Security (TLS). Data is sent in plain text (no encryption). [!WARNING] This mode is not recommended for production and should only be used in debugging scenarios.

{% note %} Ensure that the appropriate TLS setting is chosen based on your security and deployment requirements. {% /note %}

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