This topic describes how to connect to Apache Impala from Domino.
Apache Impala is an open source massively parallel processing SQL query engine for data stored in a computer cluster running Apache Hadoop.
Domino recommends using the Impala ODBC Connector for Cloudera Enterprise in concert with the pyodbc library for interacting with Impala from Python.
Environment setup
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Visit the Cloudera downloads page to download the Impala ODBC Connector for Cloudera Enterprise to your local machine. For default Domino images of Ubuntu 16.04, download the 64-bit Debian package. Keep track of where you save this file, as you will need it in a later step.
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Create a new public project in your Domino instance to host the driver files for use in Domino environments.
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In the new project, click browse for files and select the driver file you downloaded earlier to queue it for upload. Click Upload to add it to the project.
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After the driver file has been added to your project files, click the gear next to it in the files list, then right-click Download and click Copy link address. Save this address as you will need it when setting up your environment.
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Add the following Dockerfile instructions to install the driver and pyodbc in your environment, pasting the URL you copied earlier where indicated on line 5.
USER root # download the driver from your project RUN mkdir /ref_files RUN \ cd /ref_files && \ wget --no-check-certificate [paste-download-url-from-previous-step-here] && \ gzip -d clouderaimpalaodbc_2.6.0.1000-2_amd64.deb.gz # install the driver RUN gdebi /ref_files/clouderaimpalaodbc_2.6.0.1000-2_amd64.deb --n # update odbc.ini file for impala driver RUN \ echo "\n\ [Cloudera ODBC Driver for Impala] \n \ Driver=/opt/cloudera/impalaodbc/lib/64/libclouderaimpalaodbc64.so \n \ KrbFQDN=_HOST \n \ KrbServiceName=impala \n" >> /etc/odbcinst.ini # set up impala libraries RUN export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/cloudera/impalaodbc/lib/64 RUN ldd /opt/cloudera/impalaodbc/lib/64/libclouderaimpalaodbc64.so # install pyodbc RUN pip install pyodbc USER ubuntu
Credential setup
Set up the following Domino environment variables to store secure information about your Impala connection.
* IMPALA_HOST
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Hostname where your Impala service is running.
Make sure your Impala service and network firewall are configured to accept connections from Domino.
* IMPALA_PORT
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The port your Impala service is configured to accept connections on.
* IMPALA_KERB_HOST
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Hostname of your Kerberos authentication service.
* IMPALA_KERB_REALM
+ The name of the Kerberos realm used by the Impala service.
See Secure Credential Storage to learn more about Domino environment variables.
Usage
See the pyodbc documentation for detailed information about how to use the package to interact with a database. The following are some examples for how to set up a connection.
import pyodbc
import os
# fetch values from environment variables
hostname = os.environ['IMPALA_HOST']
service_port = os.environ['IMPALA_PORT']
kerb_host = os.environ['IMPALA_KERB_HOST']
kerb_realm = os.environ['IMPALA_KERB_REALM']
# create connection object
conn = pyodbc.connect('Host=hostname;'
+'DRIVER={Cloudera ODBC Driver for Impala};'
+'PORT=service_port;'
+'KrbRealm=kerb_realm;'
+'KrbFQDN=kerb_host;'
+'KrbServiceName=impala;'
+'AUTHMECH=1',autocommit=True)
# if you see:
# 'Error! Filename not specified'
# while querying Impala using the connection object,
# add the following configuration line:
#
# conn.setencoding(encoding='utf-8', ctype=pyodbc.SQL_CHAR)
# if your Impala uses SSL, add SSL=1 to the connection string
# conn = pyodbc.connect('Host=hostname;'
# +'DRIVER={Cloudera ODBC Driver for Impala};'
# +'PORT=service_port;'
# +'KrbRealm=kerb_realm;'
# +'KrbFQDN=kerb_host;'
# +'KrbServiceName=impala;'
# +'AUTHMECH=1;'
# +'SSL=1;'
# +'AllowSelfSignedServerCert=1', autocommit=True)