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Create a connection

To connect using the SSISDB option, create a connection object in Administrator.
To use an external secrets manager to connect to the source system, use one of the following authentication tools:
    1In Administrator, select Connections.
    2Click Add Connection.
    3Search for and select SQL Server and then click Next.
    4Enter 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.
    Use Secret Vault
    Stores sensitive credentials for this connection in the secrets manager that is configured for your organization.
    This property appears only if secrets manager is set up for your organization.
    When you enable the secret vault in the connection, you can select which credentials that the Secure Agent retrieves from the secrets manager. If you don't enable this option, the credentials are stored in the repository or on a local Secure Agent, depending on how your organization is configured.
    Note:
    If you’re using this connection to apply data access policies through pushdown or proxy services, you cannot use the Secret Vault configuration option.
    For information about how to configure and use a secrets manager, see Secrets manager configuration.
    Runtime Environment
    The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the tasks.
    A runtime environment is either Informatica Cloud Secure Agent or a serverless runtime environment.
    SQL Server Version
    This property is no longer used. If you select a version, it is ignored.
    5Select Windows Authentication V2 as the authentication mode.
    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 Secure Agent service is available in the Microsoft SQL Server database.
    Note:
    You can't configure Windows Authentication when you use a serverless runtime environment.
    6Enter the authentication-specific properties.
    Property
    Description
    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.
    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.
    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
    The schema name to select tables during object selection in a mapping.
    When you select objects in a mapping, all schemas you have access to are displayed, and you can select tables from the available schemas.
    Code Page
    The code page of the database server.
    Domain
    The domain name of the Windows user.
    7Click Test to test your connection to the source system.
    8Click Save.