Creating a Connector
This section describes how to create a connector.
Perform the following steps to create a connector:
-
Click the New Connector option in the upper right corner
of the
Connect Cluster
page.The
Select A Connector
screen appears. -
Go to Source Connectors or Sink
Connectors tab based on your requirement.
Both the tabs show the list of available connectors.
-
Select a connector.
The configuration options appear.
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Enter a name for the connector in the Connector
Configuration section.
A sample configuration appears for some connectors.
The following image shows the sample configuration for HDFS sink connector:
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Optional. Modify the sample configuration as per your requirement.
You can refer to environment variables by using a syntax similar to
Also, as shown in the sample configuration, you can refer to the keytab path by specifying${cm-agent:ENV:ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_NAME}
. You should replace theENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_NAME
with the exact environment variable name.${cm-agent:keytab}
. - Click Validate.
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Click Next.
The
Configuration Review
page appears. -
Review your connector configuration and click
Deploy.
The
Deploying Connector
dialog appears. -
Click View Connector Profile.
The
Connector Profile
page appears where you can view your connector details.