Connect to Redshift Data in RazorSQL

The CData JDBC Driver for Redshift enables standards-based access from third-party tools, from wizards in IDEs to data management and analysis tools. This article shows how to connect to Redshift using wizards in RazorSQL.

Create a JDBC Data Source for Redshift Data

1. Open the RazorSQL application and, in the Connections menu, select Add Connection Profile -> Other -> JDBC.
2. In the Connection Wizard that appears, set the following properties:
   • Driver Location: Set this property to the path to the lib subfolder in the installation directory.
   • Driver Class: Set the driver class to cdata.jdbc.redshift.RedshiftDriver.
   • Username: Enter the username. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)
   • Password: Enter the password. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)

   • JDBC URL: Enter connection parameters. The JDBC URL begins with jdbc:redshift: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     To connect to Redshift, set the following:

     • Server: Set this to the host name or IP address of the cluster hosting the Database you want to connect to.
     • Port: Set this to the port of the cluster.
     • Database: Set this to the name of the database. Or, leave this blank to use the default database of the authenticated user.
     • User: Set this to the username you want to use to authenticate to the Server.
     • Password: Set this to the password you want to use to authenticate to the Server.

     You can obtain the Server and Port values in the AWS Management Console:

     1. Open the Amazon Redshift console (http://console.aws.amazon.com/redshift).
     2. On the Clusters page, click the name of the cluster.
     3. On the Configuration tab for the cluster, copy the cluster URL from the connection strings displayed.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Redshift JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.redshift.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:redshift:User=admin;Password=admin;Database=dev;Server=examplecluster.my.us-west-2.redshift.amazonaws.com;Port=5439;

Query Redshift Data and Select Tables

After establishing a connection, the wizard will close and the connection will be available in the connections panel. You can then query the tables.