Register Terracotta connections

You can configure a connection to the Terracotta server. The alias is used to refer to that specific connection.

By having a connection to the Terracotta server configured, the dashboard developer can access all datasets available on that server. The datasets are provided in the corresponding Terracotta source operator. The alias is unique for all Terracotta connections. Different connections can point to the same Terracotta server.

Procedure

  1. Open the MashZone NextGen Admin Console.
  2. Click Server to expand this section of the Administration menu.
  3. Click Terracotta.
  4. Click Register new Terracotta connection.
  5. Enter a name for the Terracotta connection in the Terracotta alias field. The connection data is saved under this alias.
  6. Enter the URI to the Terracotta. The format is terracotta://hostname:port.
  7. You can select the security type of the Terracotta connection in the Security type drop-down menu. If the Terracotta connection is secured, select the Secured security type. The default value is None. For details, see Ensure a secure interaction with Terracotta.
  8. Enter the URI to the security root directory in the corresponding input box. The input box is available if Secured is selected in the Security type drop-down menu.

    The directory provides the artifacts that MashZone NextGen requires to securely interact with the Terracotta server.

  9. Enable the Materialized Feed support option if you want to manage Materialized Feeds with this Terracotta connection.
    1. Specify the Off-heap resource configured on the Terracotta server that you want to use to materialize the data feed results.
    2. Terracotta provides a fast restart capability by writing the contents of a dataset in addition to the hard disk. If you want to use this feature, specify the name of the disk resource configured on the Terracotta server.
  10. Click Add connection.

The Terracotta connection is created and listed by alias name.

Click Test connection for the created alias to test the Terracotta server connection.