Athena

This guide will walk you through the steps to connect your Athena database to DataBrain.

Requirements:

• Active AWS account with Athena and S3 access.

• Proper IAM permissions to access Athena and the related S3 buckets.

• A selected Databrain Workspace where this source will be added.

Setup Guide:

1. Ensure Athena and S3 Accessibility:

• Make sure your Athena database is active and queries can write results to the designated S3 bucket.

• Ensure that both Athena and S3 are accessible using the credentials you plan to use with DataBrain.

• Your S3 bucket should be in a region supported by Athena (e.g., us-east-1 is preferred).

2. Grant Necessary Permissions:

You must assign the appropriate IAM policies to the user or role you're using. These should include:

• Access to Athena for querying.

• Access to Glue Data Catalog, if used.

• Access to S3 for reading/writing query results.

3. Fill Up Connection Info:

Provide the following fields in DataBrain to configure your Athena source:

• Destination Name: A custom name to identify this Athena connection in Databrain. Example: Athena Destination Spec

• S3 Region: The AWS region where your Athena query result bucket is located. Example: us-east-1

• S3 Access Key ID: Your AWS Access Key ID for authentication.

• S3 Secret Access Key: Your AWS Secret Access Key associated with the Access Key ID.

• Database: The name of the Athena database you want to connect to. Example: iceberg_db

• S3 Bucket Name: The name of the S3 bucket where Athena stores query results. Example: output-bucket-name

Locating the Configuration Details in AWS

1. Destination Name:

Choose any descriptive name to label your Athena connection in Databrain. This does not affect AWS resources.

2. S3 Region:

• Log in to the AWS Management Console and open the S3 service.

• Select the bucket used by Athena for output.

• Then, find the Region under the bucket’s Properties tab.

3. S3 Access Key ID & Secret Access Key:

• Open the IAM console and select the desired IAM User or Role.

• Then, go to the Security Credentials tab and create or retrieve Access Keys for use in DataBrain.

4. Database:

• Open the Athena service in the AWS console and select your desired database from the left sidebar (e.g., iceberg_db).

5. S3 Bucket Name:

• In the Athena console, go to Settings.

• Then, find the Query result location (S3 URI like s3://your-bucket-name/path).

• Use the bucket name from this URI (e.g., your-bucket-name).