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Database driver AlloyDB for PostgreSQL

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Overview

AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is a fully managed database service, tailored for demanding enterprise workloads. It blends the reliability and familiarity of PostgreSQL with Google's advanced technology. This service delivers enhanced performance, scalability, and high availability, making it an ideal choice for critical business applications.

For more detailed information, visit Google AlloyDB webpage.

Before you can start managing your database, it's essential to establish a connection in Team Edition. This involves selecting the AlloyDB option to connect to the AlloyDB database. If you have not yet created a connection in Team Edition, please refer to our Creating a Connection article for guidance.

AlloyDB specialty

AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is a fully managed database service, tailored for demanding enterprise workloads. It blends the reliability and familiarity of PostgreSQL with Google's advanced technology and supports rich metadata structures, including tables, views, indexes, sequences, and various data types. Its setup in Team Edition mostly replicates the PostgreSQL driver configuration. AlloyDB includes support for SQL triggers, stored procedures, and user-defined functions, enhancing its utility for complex data operations. For a more comprehensive understanding of AlloyDB, please refer to the official documentation.

Setting Up

This section provides an overview of Team Edition's settings for establishing a direct connection and the configuration of secure connections using SSH, proxies, SSL, and the setup of ODBC/JDBC drivers for AlloyDB.

Note: The connection process in Team Edition utilizes the standard PostgreSQL driver, tailored to interact with the AlloyDB service, highlighting its cloud-based characteristics.

AlloyDB connection settings

In this subsection, we will outline the settings for establishing a direct connection to an AlloyDB database using Team Edition. Correctly configuring your connection ensures seamless interaction between Team Edition and your AlloyDB database.

1) The first page of the connection settings requires you to fill in specific fields to establish the initial connection.

Field Description
Connect by (Host/URL) Choose whether you want to connect using a host or a URL.
Driver Type Select the appropriate driver for your AlloyDB database.
URL If you are connecting via URL, enter the URL of your AlloyDB database here. This field is hidden if you are connecting via the host.
Host If you are connecting via host, enter the host address of your AlloyDB database here.
Database Enter the name of the AlloyDB database you want to connect to.
Show all databases Displays all databases in the database navigator.
Note: This option works only when the Host connection type is selected. It does not work when connecting via URL.
Authentication Choose the type of authentication you want to use for the connection. For detailed guides on authentication types, please refer to the following articles:

- Native Database Authentication
- DBeaver Profile Authentication
- PostgreSQL Kerberos Authentication
- PostgreSQL PgPass Authentication
- PostgreSQL SSPI Authentication (Windows SSO)
Local Client Specify the local client, see our article about local client configuration.
Session role This option allows you to define a specific role that your database session assumes upon connection. Setting a session role can be useful for managing permissions and access control within your AlloyDB database.
Connection Details Provide additional connection details if necessary.
Driver Name This field will be auto-filled based on your selected driver type.
Driver Settings If there are any specific driver settings, configure them here.

2) The second page of the connection settings offers additional options that allow you to customize your further connection to the AlloyDB database.

Field Description
Show template databases Displays template databases. This option is available when Show all databases is checked.
Show databases unavailable for connection Show databases not available for connection in database list. This option is available when Show all databases is checked.
Show databases statistics Displays statistics for databases.
Read all data types Reads all data types from the server (including arrays).
Read table keys with columns Enable reading table constraints during the column reading stage to ensure accurate recognition of keys. Note that this setting may decrease metadata loading performance.
Show $$ quote as Displays $$ quotes as code blocks or strings.
Show $tagName$ quote as Displays $tagName$ quotes as code blocks or strings.
Use prepared statements Uses prepared statements for SQL execution.

Connection details

The Connection Details section in Team Edition allows for further customization of your AlloyDB connection. This includes options for adjusting the Navigator View, setting up Security measures, applying Filters, configuring Connection Initialization settings, and setting up Shell Commands. Each of these settings can significantly impact your database operations and workflow. For detailed guides on these settings, please refer to the following articles:

Driver properties

While managing AlloyDB with Team Edition, it's important to understand that the underlying driver is the standard PostgreSQL JDBC and ODBC driver.

The settings for AlloyDB Driver properties enable you to adjust the performance of the JDBC and ODBC driver. These adjustments can influence the efficiency, compatibility, and features of your AlloyDB database.

For a complete walkthrough on setting up JDBC and ODBC drivers properties, you can refer to the official JDBC documentation and ODBC documentation. These guides detail each driver's properties and how they can be used to optimize AlloyDB database connections.

You can customize the driver in Team Edition via the Edit Driver page, accessible by clicking on the Driver Settings button on the first page of the driver settings. This page offers a range of settings that can influence your AlloyDB database connections. For a comprehensive guide on these settings, please refer to our Database drivers article.

ODBC and JDBC driver configuration

Team Edition provides extensive capabilities for managing AlloyDB database connections via ODBC/JDBC drivers. This functionality enables you to connect to your AlloyDB database using native ODBC drivers, offering an alternative when specific Team Edition drivers are not available.

You can find a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to install the driver manager, set up drivers, configure data sources, and establish connections in Team Edition in our ODBC Driver Configuration article.

Secure connection configurations

Team Edition supports secure connections to your AlloyDB database. Guidance on configuring such connections, specifically SSH, Proxy, Kubernetes, AWS SSM and SSL connections, can be found in various referenced articles. For a comprehensive understanding, please refer to these articles:

Powering AlloyDB with Team Edition

Team Edition provides a host of features designed for AlloyDB databases. This includes the ability to view schemas, along with numerous unique capabilities aimed at optimizing database operations.

AlloyDB database objects

Team Edition lets you view and manipulate a wide range of AlloyDB database objects. Team Edition has extensive support for various AlloyDB metadata types, allowing you to interact with a wide variety of database objects, such as:

  • Databases
    • Schemas
      • Data types
      • Tables
        • Columns
        • Constraints
        • Indexes
        • Foreign Keys
        • Dependencies
        • References
        • Partitions
        • Triggers
        • Rules
        • Policies
      • Foreign Tables
      • Views
      • Materialized Views
      • Functions
      • Sequences
      • Data types
      • Aggregate functions
    • Event Triggers
    • Extensions
    • Storage
      • Tablespaces
    • Roles

  • Administer

    • Jobs
    • Session Manager
    • Lock Manager

AlloyDB additional features in Team Edition

Team Edition provides additional features compatible with AlloyDB, but not exclusive to it:

Category Feature
Data Transfer Data Import
Data Export
Session Management Session Manager
Lock Management Lock Manager
Backup and Restore How to Backup/Restore data
Schema Management Schema Compare
Data Visualization GIS Guide
ERD Guide