Set Up The Dremio OCF Connector

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

Install the Connector

Alation On-Premise

Important: Installation of a Dremio OCF connector requires Alation Connector Manager to be installed as a prerequisite.

To install an OCF connector:

  1. If this has not been done on your instance, install and configure the Alation Connector Manager: Install Alation Connector Manager.

  2. Make sure that the OCF connector Zip file that you received from Alation is available on your local machine.

  3. Install the connector on the Connectors Dashboard page using the steps in Manage Connectors.

Alation Cloud Service

On Alation Cloud Service (ACS) instances, the Alation Agent is mandatory for installing enhanced connectors.

To install a connector on the Agent:

  1. Ensure that Alation Agent is enabled on your Alation instance. If necessary, create a Support ticket with Alation for an Alation representative to enable it.

  2. Install the Agent using the instructions in Install the Alation Agent.

  3. Install the connector on the Connectors Dashboard page using the steps in Manage Connectors.