Connection reference for Redshift
You need specific information to establish a seamless and secure connection. The following fields are required, except where noted.
- Connection name
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Enter a name for your Redshift connection. 
- Connection description
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Provide a short description of the connection. 
- Host
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Enter the host name associated with the database. 
- Port
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Enter the port number associated with the database. 
- User
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Enter the Redshift account username. This user must have at least read access to the SVV_TABLE_INFO table. 
- Password
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Enter the Redshift account password. 
- Database
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Specify the database associated with the account. 
- (IAM only) Dbuser
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Specify the db user associated with the account. 
- (IAM only) Access Key
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Specify the access key associated with the account. 
- (IAM only) Secret Key
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Specify the secret key associated with the account. 
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