Connect to Snowflake

Learn to create a connection to Snowflake to use as a target for OCI GoldenGate.

Before you begin

Ensure that you:

• Review how OCI GoldenGate connects to your source and targets.

• Configure the required policies to enable secure Vault and Secrets access, such as use secrets, use vaults, and read secret-bundles. For more information, see Minimum recommended policies.

Note: Snowflake is phasing out single-factor password authentication for password-based sign-ins. Oracle recommends using Key Pair Authentication for new Snowflake connections to ensure compatibility with Snowflake’s evolving authentication requirements. Existing connections configured with Basic Authentication may require migration before Snowflake enforces these changes. For more information, see Deprecation of single-factor passwords.

Create the connection

Note: Connecting to Snowflake Private Endpoints requires additional network configurations. For more information, see Connecting OCI GoldenGate to Snowflake Private Endpoints.

To create a Snowflake connection:

1. From the OCI GoldenGate Overview page, select Connections.

   You can also select Create Connection under the Get started section and skip to step 3.

2. On the Connections page, select Create Connection.

3. On the Create Connection page, complete the fields as follows:

   1. For Name, enter a name for the connection.

   2. (Optional) For Description, enter a description that helps you distinguish this connection from others.

   3. (For GoldenGate on Multicloud only) Select your Subscription, and then complete the following fields.

      1. From the Compartment dropdown, select the compartment in which the Resource Anchor resides.

      2. Select the Multicloud partner region.

      3. Select your Partner availability zone. The available options populate based on the selected Multicloud partner region.

   4. For Compartment, select the compartment in which to create the connection.

   5. For Type, select Snowflake.

   6. For Connection URL, enter the Snowflake database connection URL.

   7. Select an Authentication type from the dropdown. Select:

      • Basic authentication, then enter the Username and select the Password secret. If located in a different compartment, use the dropdown to change compartments.

      • Key pair authentication, then enter the Username, select the Private key secret, and select the Private key password secret. If located in a different compartment, use the dropdown to change compartments.

      Note:

      • Secrets are credentials such as passwords, certificates, SSH keys, or authentication tokens that you use with OCI services. To create a secret, see Creating a secret. Ensure that you:

        • Select Manual secret generation.

        • Paste the credentials into Secret contents.

      • If you prefer not to use password secrets, ensure that you deselect Use secrets in vault in the Security section under Advanced Options, located at the bottom of this form.

      • When you need to update the Secret content, ensure that you:

        • Create a new Secret version using the Plain-Text template and provide the updated content. For more information, see Updating a Secret’s Content.

        • Refresh the connection to clear cached Secret content.

   8. Expand Advanced options. You can configure the following options:

      • Security

        • Deselect Use vault secrets you prefer not to use password secrets for this connection. If not selected:

          • Select Use Oracle-managed encryption key to leave all encryption key management to Oracle.

          • Select Use customer-managed encryption key to select a specific encryption key stored in your OCI Vault to encrypt your connection credentials.

      • Network connectivity

        • Shared endpoint, to share an endpoint with the assigned deployment. You must allow connectivity from the deployment's ingress IP.

        • Dedicated endpoint, for network traffic through a dedicated endpoint in the assigned subnet in your VCN. You must allow connectivity from this connection's ingress IPs.

          Note:

          • If a dedicated connection remains unassigned for seven days, then the service converts it to a shared connection.
          • Learn more about Oracle GoldenGate connectivity.

      • Security attributes: Add security attributes to control access to this connection using Zero Trust Packet Routing (ZPR).

      • Tags: Add tags to organize your resources.

4. Select Create.

After the connection is created, it appears in the Connections list. Ensure that you assign the connection to a deployment to use it as a target in a replication.

Next steps

• Assign a connection to a deployment
• Manage connections