Arrow Flight SQL with DBine

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

Connect

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

Default port: 31337.

General

FieldDescription
Server requiredExample: localhost
PortGizmoSQL: 31337; Dremio: 32010; InfluxDB 3: 8181.
Example: 31337
Catalog
User
PasswordKept in the system keychain, never in DBine's files.
TokenBearer token instead of user and password (InfluxDB 3, Dremio PAT…).
Kept in the system keychain, never in DBine's files.
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.

SSL/TLS

FieldDescription
Encrypt the connection (TLS)On or off.

Advanced

FieldDescription
HeadersExtra gRPC headers, one per line (key: value). InfluxDB 3 requires database.
Example: database: mydb

What the explorer shows

Under the connection: Catalogs, each with its schemas. Inside each one:

Query editor

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

Tools for Arrow Flight SQL

Available

  • Graphical execution plans
  • Server monitor
  • Manual transactions (commit and rollback)
  • Index usage
  • Native bulk load when migrating data

Not available for Arrow Flight SQL

  • Live query profiler
  • Sessions and running queries
  • End a session
  • Locks: who blocks whom
  • Cancel another session's query from the sessions list
  • Create databases
  • Drop databases
  • Database properties
  • Relations in the ER diagram
  • Visual designer for new objects
  • Rename objects
  • Compare and sync schemas
  • Clone tables
  • Users and permissions
  • 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 Arrow Flight SQL driver 0.1.10, which DBine downloads the first time you connect to Arrow Flight SQL.

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