Amazon Aurora DSQL with DBine

How to connect DBine to Amazon Aurora DSQL and what you can do once it's connected. This page is written from what the Amazon Aurora DSQL driver says about itself, so it matches the version of DBine you download.

Connect

  1. In DBine, open New connection.
  2. Pick Amazon Aurora DSQL in the list of engines.
  3. Fill in the fields below, press Test connection and then Save.

Default port: 5432.

General

FieldDescription
Cluster endpoint requiredExample: abcdefghijklmnopqrst.dsql.us-east-1.on.aws
Port
Database role"admin" uses a DbConnectAdmin token; any other role, a DbConnect token.
Default: admin
RegionIf left empty, the one from the profile or AWS_REGION is used.
Example: us-east-1
AuthenticationThe default chain uses environment variables, ~/.aws, SSO or the instance role.
Options: AWS default chain, ~/.aws profile, Access keys
Default: AWS default chain
ProfileExample: default
Only with Authentication: ~/.aws profile.
Access key IDOnly with Authentication: Access keys.
Secret access keyKept in the system keychain, never in DBine's files.
Only with Authentication: Access keys.
Session tokenTemporary credentials only.
Kept in the system keychain, never in DBine's files.
Only with Authentication: Access keys.
Read-onlyOn or off.

SSH tunnel. The connection can go through an SSH server, even through a chain of bastions, with a password, a private key or the SSH agent. The server's fingerprint is checked against known_hosts or confirmed the first time.

What the explorer shows

The objects appear right under the connection:

Query editor

The editor uses SQL, with completion for the connection's objects. Statements and commands run against the database selected in the tab.

Ready-made templates for new objects:

Tools for Amazon Aurora DSQL

Available

  • Graphical execution plans
  • Server monitor
  • Sessions and running queries
  • Cancel another session's query from the sessions list
  • Manual transactions (commit and rollback)
  • Index usage
  • Visual designer for new objects
  • Rename objects
  • Compare and sync schemas
  • Native bulk load when migrating data
  • Users and permissions

Not available for Amazon Aurora DSQL

  • Live query profiler
  • End a session
  • Locks: who blocks whom
  • Create databases
  • Drop databases
  • Database properties
  • Relations in the ER diagram
  • Clone tables
  • Backups

Why a tool doesn't apply to an engine, and the details of each one, are in the engine support reference.

Generated from the Amazon Aurora DSQL driver 0.1.11, which DBine downloads the first time you connect to Amazon Aurora DSQL.

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