Creating New Amazon Redshift Connections

The following steps demonstrate how to create new Amazon Redshift data connections.

Create New Data Connection Modal Window: Amazon Redshift
Create a New Amazon Redshift Data Connection
  1. On the main navigation bar, click Data.

    The Data view appears, open on the Datasets tab.

  2. In the side bar, click New Connection.

    The Create New Data Connection modal window appears.

  3. In the Create New Data Connection modal window, under Connection type, select Amazon Redshift.
  4. Under Connection name, specify the name of the new connection. Here, we use AmazonRedshiftConnection.
  5. Under Hostname or IP address, specify the name of your database host, or its IP address; use localhost when the data source is local.

  6. Under Port #, enter the port number. The default port # for Amazon Redshift connections is 5439.
  7. Under Database, specify the name of the database.

    Here, we use my_database.

    Note: more than one database may be resident on the specified host.

  8. Under Credentials, complete the following entries.

    • Under Username, enter the username for establishing the connection.

    • Under Password, enter the password for establishing the connection.

  9. At the bottom of the modal, click Test.

    testing connection.
    Testing the New Connection
  10. If the connection is valid, the system returns a 'Connection Verified' message.

    connection verified.
    New Connection Verified
  11. Click Connect.

After this operation succeeds, the new connection name appears on the side navigation bar.