Connect to Microsoft SQL Server

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	Type of connection. Select SQL Server from the list.
Runtime Environment	The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the tasks. Select the Informatica Cloud Hosted Agent.
SQL Server Version	This property is not applicable for Microsoft SQL Server Connector.

Authentication modes

SQL Server authentication

SQL Server authentication uses your Microsoft SQL Server user name and password to access Microsoft SQL Server.

The following table describes the basic connection properties for SQL Server authentication:

Property	Description
Domain	Applies to Windows Authentication v2. The domain name of the Windows user.
User Name	User name for the database login. The user name can't contain a semicolon. To connect to Microsoft Azure SQL Database, specify the user name in the following format: username@host If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Windows, the user name is used as follows: - During design time, the agent uses the user name specified here to test the connection. - During runtime, the Microsoft SQL server driver ignores the user name specified in this field and uses the credentials of the user who started the Secure Agent service. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Linux, the user name specified here is used both during design time and runtime. Note: This property is not applicable if you use the Windows Authentication mode to access Microsoft SQL Server.
Password	Password for the database login. The password can't contain a semicolon. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Windows, the password is used as follows: - During design time, the agent uses the password specified here to test the connection. - During runtime, the Microsoft SQL server driver ignores the password specified in this field and uses the credentials of the user who started the Secure Agent service. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Linux, the password specified here is used both during design time and runtime. Note: This property is not applicable if you use the Windows Authentication mode to access Microsoft SQL Server.
Host	Name of the machine hosting the database server. To connect to Microsoft Azure SQL Database, specify the fully qualified host name. For example, vmjcmwxsfboheng.westus.cloudapp.azure.com.
Port	Network port number used to connect to the database server. Default is 1433.
Instance Name	Instance name of the Microsoft SQL Server database.
Database Name	Database name for the Microsoft SQL Server target connection. Database name is case-sensitive if the database is case-sensitive. Maximum length is 100 characters. Database names can include alphanumeric and underscore characters.
Schema	Schema used for the target connection.
Code Page	The code page of the database server.

Windows authentication

Windows Authentication (Deprecated) uses the Microsoft Windows authentication to access Microsoft SQL Server.

When you choose this option, you don't need to enter credentials to access Microsoft SQL Server and ensure that the user account that starts the Hosted Agent service is available in the Microsoft SQL Server database.

Note: Windows authentication is not certified for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 version hosted on Linux.

The following table describes the basic connection properties for Windows authentication:

Property	Description
Domain	Applies to Windows Authentication v2. The domain name of the Windows user.
Host	Name of the machine hosting the database server. To connect to Microsoft Azure SQL Database, specify the fully qualified host name. For example, vmjcmwxsfboheng.westus.cloudapp.azure.com.
Port	Network port number used to connect to the database server. Default is 1433.
Instance Name	Instance name of the Microsoft SQL Server database.
Database Name	Database name for the Microsoft SQL Server target connection. Database name is case-sensitive if the database is case-sensitive. Maximum length is 100 characters. Database names can include alphanumeric and underscore characters.
Schema	Schema used for the target connection.
Code Page	The code page of the database server.

Active Directory Password authentication

Active Directory Password authentication uses the Azure Active Directory user name and password to authenticate and access the Microsoft Azure SQL Database.

The following table describes the basic connection properties for Active Directory Password authentication:

Property	Description
Domain	Applies to Windows Authentication v2. The domain name of the Windows user.
User Name	User name for the database login. The user name can't contain a semicolon. To connect to Microsoft Azure SQL Database, specify the user name in the following format: username@host If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Windows, the user name is used as follows: - During design time, the agent uses the user name specified here to test the connection. - During runtime, the Microsoft SQL server driver ignores the user name specified in this field and uses the credentials of the user who started the Secure Agent service. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Linux, the user name specified here is used both during design time and runtime. Note: This property is not applicable if you use the Windows Authentication mode to access Microsoft SQL Server.
Password	Password for the database login. The password can't contain a semicolon. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Windows, the password is used as follows: - During design time, the agent uses the password specified here to test the connection. - During runtime, the Microsoft SQL server driver ignores the password specified in this field and uses the credentials of the user who started the Secure Agent service. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Linux, the password specified here is used both during design time and runtime. Note: This property is not applicable if you use the Windows Authentication mode to access Microsoft SQL Server.
Host	Name of the machine hosting the database server. To connect to Microsoft Azure SQL Database, specify the fully qualified host name. For example, vmjcmwxsfboheng.westus.cloudapp.azure.com.
Port	Network port number used to connect to the database server. Default is 1433.
Instance Name	Instance name of the Microsoft SQL Server database.
Database Name	Database name for the Microsoft SQL Server target connection. Database name is case-sensitive if the database is case-sensitive. Maximum length is 100 characters. Database names can include alphanumeric and underscore characters.
Schema	Schema used for the target connection.
Code Page	The code page of the database server.

Windows Authentication V2

Windows Authentication V2 uses this authentication method to access Microsoft SQL Server from the data loader task using an agent hosted on a Linux or Windows machine.

When you choose this option on Linux, enter your domain name and Microsoft Windows credentials to access Microsoft SQL Server.

When you choose this option on Windows, the agent uses the user credentials specified in the connection only to test the connection. During runtime, the agent uses the credentials of the user who started the Secure Agent service. Ensure that the user account that starts the Hosted Agent service is available in the Microsoft SQL Server database.

The following table describes the basic connection properties for Windows Authentication V2:

Property	Description
Domain	Applies to Windows Authentication v2. The domain name of the Windows user.
User Name	User name for the database login. The user name can't contain a semicolon. To connect to Microsoft Azure SQL Database, specify the user name in the following format: username@host If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Windows, the user name is used as follows: - During design time, the agent uses the user name specified here to test the connection. - During runtime, the Microsoft SQL server driver ignores the user name specified in this field and uses the credentials of the user who started the Secure Agent service. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Linux, the user name specified here is used both during design time and runtime. Note: This property is not applicable if you use the Windows Authentication mode to access Microsoft SQL Server.
Password	Password for the database login. The password can't contain a semicolon. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Windows, the password is used as follows: - During design time, the agent uses the password specified here to test the connection. - During runtime, the Microsoft SQL server driver ignores the password specified in this field and uses the credentials of the user who started the Secure Agent service. If you use Windows Authentication v2 on Linux, the password specified here is used both during design time and runtime. Note: This property is not applicable if you use the Windows Authentication mode to access Microsoft SQL Server.
Host	Name of the machine hosting the database server. To connect to Microsoft Azure SQL Database, specify the fully qualified host name. For example, vmjcmwxsfboheng.westus.cloudapp.azure.com.
Port	Network port number used to connect to the database server. Default is 1433.
Instance Name	Instance name of the Microsoft SQL Server database.
Database Name	Database name for the Microsoft SQL Server target connection. Database name is case-sensitive if the database is case-sensitive. Maximum length is 100 characters. Database names can include alphanumeric and underscore characters.
Schema	Schema used for the target connection.
Code Page	The code page of the database server.

Kerberos authentication

Kerberos authentication does not apply to a Data Loader task.

Advanced settings

Property	Description
Encryption Method	Doesn't apply to a data loader task.
Crypto Protocol Version	Doesn't apply to a data loader task.
Validate Server Certificate	Doesn't apply to a data loader task.
Trust Store	Doesn't apply to a data loader task.
Trust Store Password	Doesn't apply to a data loader task.
Host Name in Certificate	Doesn't apply to a data loader task.
Metadata Advanced Connection Properties	Additional properties for the JDBC driver to fetch the metadata. Enter properties in the following format: <parameter name>=<parameter value> If you enter more than one property, separate each key-value pair with a semicolon. For example, enter the following property to configure the connection timeout when you test a connection: LoginTimeout=<value_in_seconds> Note: The default connection timeout is 270 seconds.
Runtime Advanced Connection Properties	Additional properties for the ODBC driver required at run time. If you specify more than one property, separate each key-value pair with a semicolon.