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Microsoft SQL Server Connection Properties

When you set up a Microsoft SQL Server connection, you must configure the connection properties.
The following table describes the Microsoft SQL Server connection properties:
Connection Property
Description
Runtime Environment
The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the tasks.
SQL Server Version
Microsoft SQL Server database version.
Authentication Mode
Authentication method to access Microsoft SQL Server. Select one of the following methods:
  • - Windows Authentication: Use Microsoft Windows authentication to access Microsoft SQL Server. This option is available when you access Informatica Cloud by using Microsoft Windows. When you choose this option, you do not need to enter credentials to access Microsoft SQL Server. To use Windows authentication in an SQL Server connection, ensure that the user account that starts the Secure Agent service is available in the Microsoft SQL Server database.
  • - SQL Server: Enter your Microsoft SQL Server user name and password to access Microsoft SQL Server.
User Name
User name for the database login. Does not apply if you use Windows authentication mode to access Microsoft SQL Server. The user name cannot contain a semicolon.
Specify the username in the following format to connect to Microsoft Azure SQL databases: username@host
Password
Password for the database login. Does not apply if you use Windows authentication mode to access Microsoft SQL Server. The password cannot contain a semicolon.
Host
Name of the machine hosting the database server.
Specify the fully qualified host name to connect to Microsoft Azure SQL databases.
For example, vmjcmwxsfboheng.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
Port
Network port number used to connect to the database server. Default port number is 1433.
Instance Name
Instance name of the Microsoft SQL Server database.
Database Name
Database name for the Microsoft SQL Server target. 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.
Encryption Method
The method that the Secure Agent uses to encrypt the data sent between the driver and the database server. You can use the encryption method to connect to Microsoft Azure SQL Databases.
Crypto Protocol Version
Cryptographic protocols to use when you enable SSL encryption.
Validate Server Certificate
When set to True, Secure Agent validates the certificate that is sent by the database server.
If you specify the HostNameInCertificate parameter, Secure Agent also validates the host name in the certificate.
When set to false, the Secure Agent does not validate the certificate that is sent by the database server.
Trust Store
The location and name of the trust store file. The trust store file contains a list of Certificate Authorities (CAs) that the driver uses for SSL server authentication.
Trust Store Password
The password to access the contents of the trust store file.
Host Name in Certificate
Host name of the machine that hosts the secure database. If you specify a host name, the Secure Agent validates the host name included in the connection with the host name in the SSL certificate.