connect SQL to apache nifi

Question

I\'m new to nifi and i want to connect SQL server database to nifi and create a data flow with the processors. how can I do this, can any one Help me with this clearly.

Answer 1

Expanding on mattyb answer

If you are using the latest Hortonworks sandbox, or other setup that uses docker containers, read below.

You have to install the JDBC jar file inside the docker. For SQL Server, it should be 6.2 or above.

docker ps
docker exec -it  bash

How do I get into a Docker container's shell? will help you log into the container.

cd file:///usr/lib/jvm/jre/lib/
mkdir jdbc
cd ./jdbc
wget https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/F/7/3F74A9B9-C5F0-43EA-A721-07DA590FD186/sqljdbc_6.2.2.0_enu.tar.gz
tar xvzf sqljdbc_6.2.2.0_enu.tar.gz
cp ./sqljdbc_6.2/enu/mssql-jdbc-6.2.2.jre8.jar ./

jdbc:sqlserver://192.168.1.201:1433;databaseName=[your database]
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver

You might need to replace the ip address with IPv4 address of your host found under ipconfig in Windows or ifconfig in Mac/Linux.

You may change file:///usr/lib/jvm/jre/lib/ to any path you desire.