Let's configure the Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 connection properties to connect to Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
Before you begin
Before you configure the connection properties, you'll need to get information from your Azure account.
The following video shows you how to get information from your Azure account:
Connection details
The following table describes the connection properties:
Property
Description
Connection Name
Name of the connection.
Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -,
Maximum length is 255 characters.
Description
Description of the connection. Maximum length is 4000 characters.
Type
Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
Runtime Environment
The name of the runtime environment where you want to run tasks.
Select the Informatica Cloud Hosted Agent.
Account Name
Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account name or the service name.
File System Name
The name of the file system in the Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account.
Directory Path
The path of a directory without the file system name.
Enter a slash (/) for the root directory.
Default is /.
Authentication types
Select your preferred authentication type and then configure the authentication-specific parameters.
Service principal authentication
Service principal authentication uses the client ID, client secret, and tenant ID to connect to Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
The following table describes the basic connection properties for service principal authentication:
Property
Description
Client ID
The client ID of your application.
Specify the client ID for your application registered in the Azure Active Directory.
Client Secret
The client secret key generated for the client ID.
Specify the client secret key to complete the OAuth authentication in the Azure Active Directory.
Tenant ID
The directory ID of the Azure Active Directory.
Endpoint Suffix
The type of Microsoft Azure endpoints.
Select one of the following endpoints:
- core.windows.net. Connects to Azure endpoints.
- core.usgovcloudapi.net. Connects to US government Microsoft Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 endpoints.
- core.chinacloudapi.cn. Connects to Microsoft Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 endpoints in the China region.
Default is core.windows.net.
Shared key authentication
Shared key authentication uses the account key to connect to Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
The following table describes the basic connection properties for shared key authentication:
Property
Description
Account Key
The account key for the Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account.
Endpoint Suffix
The type of Microsoft Azure endpoints.
Select one of the following endpoints:
- core.windows.net. Connects to Azure endpoints.
- core.usgovcloudapi.net. Connects to US government Microsoft Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 endpoints.
- core.chinacloudapi.cn. Connects to Microsoft Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 endpoints in the China region.
Default is core.windows.net.
Managed identity authentication
When you create a Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 connection, select the Azure virtual machine on which you have installed the Secure Agent. If you enable system assigned identity, assign the required role or permissions to the Azure virtual machine to run the tasks. If you enable user assigned identity, assign the required role or permissions to the user assigned identity.
The following table describes the basic connection properties for managed identity authentication:
Property
Description
Client ID
The client ID of your application.
Endpoint Suffix
The type of Microsoft Azure endpoints.
Select one of the following endpoints:
- core.windows.net. Connects to Azure endpoints.
- core.usgovcloudapi.net. Connects to US government Microsoft Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 endpoints.
- core.chinacloudapi.cn. Connects to Microsoft Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 endpoints in the China region.
