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Adding an Actian Ingres Connection

Prerequisites​

  • The current Scanner version requires Java 11. Either OpenJDK or Oracle JDK can be installed.
  • It is assumed that the Zeenea Scanner has been successfully downloaded and configured. See Zeenea Scanner Setup.

Step 1: Install the Generic JDBC Connector Plugin​

  1. Download the Generic JDBC connector plugin from Zeenea Connector Downloads, or download directly at https://plugins.zeenea.app/jdbc-connector-plugin/jdbc-connector-plugin-74.zip.
  2. Move the zip file to the [scanner_install_dir]/plugins folder. Do not unzip the archive.

Step 2: Install Ingres Drivers​

  1. Download the Actian Ingres driver zip file from Actian ESD. Select Actian Ingres & Actian Vector Drivers in the PRODUCT dropdown and select JDBC in the RELEASE dropdown.
  2. Extract the Actian Ingres driver iijdbc.jar to the [scanner_install_dir]/lib-ext folder.

Step 3: Create the Configuration File​

  1. In the [scanner_install_dir]/connections folder, create a new file named ingres.conf. (The file can be named as desired, but the file extension must be .conf.)

  2. Copy and modify the content below based on your environment configuration, replacing <HOST-NAME>, <USER>, and <PASSWORD> with the appropriate values for your environment.

    # Customizable values for code and name
    code = "ingresvks"
    name = "ingres_vks"

    # Connector ID (do not change)
    connector_id = "generic-jdbc"
    enabled = true

    connection {
       # JDBC URL to connect to the Ingres database
       url = "jdbc:ingres://<HOST-NAME>:27839/db;encryption=on;"
       jdbc_driver_name = "com.ingres.jdbc.IngresDriver"
       # Authentication details (modify as per environment)
       # Default password is an empty string
       username = "<USER>"
       password = "<PASSWORD>"
    }

Step 4: Verify the Connection​

  1. Restart Zeenea Scanner.

  2. In Zeenea Administration, click Connections and verify that the new connection is listed:

  3. If you encounter any issues, review the scanner.log file located in the [scanner_install_dir]/logs folder for troubleshooting guidance. Also refer to Troubleshooting for Scanners and Connections.

Step 5: View the Dataset​

  1. Switch to Zeenea Studio by clicking the apps icon in the upper right and selecting Studio:

  2. In Zeenea Studio, click Catalog to view the tables from your Actian Ingres schema:

Step 6: Configure the Connection for Automatic Import​

If desired, you can configure a connection to automatically import data as follows:

  1. In Zeenea Administration, click Connections, then click the ellipsis button in the Actions column for your connection:

  2. Toggle Automatic import on: