Registering an engine

IBM® watsonx.data allows you to register engines that watsonx.data does not directly manage, provision, or control.

You can register the following engines:

• IBM Db2 Warehouse
• IBM Netezza
• Other

To register external engines, complete the following steps.

1. Log in to watsonx.data console.

2. From the navigation menu, select Infrastructure manager.

3. Click Add component, select one of the mentioned engines from the Engines section, and click Next.

4. In the Add component window, enter the details as mentioned based on the selected engine:

   • IBM Db2 Warehouse

   • IBM Netezza

   • Other

   • IBM Db2 Warehouse

     For IBM Db2 Warehouse, configure the following details:

     Registering IBM Db2 Warehouse

     Field	Description
     Display name	Enter your compute engine name.
     Instance URL	Enter the console URL for IBM Db2 Warehouse.
     Complete watsonx.data configuration in IBM Db2 Warehouse	External engines require additional watsonx.data configuration. For more information, see How to configure watsonx.data in IBM Db2 Warehouse.
     Confirmation checkbox	Select the confirmation checkbox to confirm complete configuration.

   • IBM Netezza

     For IBM Netezza, configure the following details:

     Registering IBM Netezza

     Field	Description
     Display name	Enter your compute engine name.
     Instance URL	Enter the console URL for IBM Netezza.
     Complete watsonx.data configuration in IBM Netezza	External engines require additional watsonx.data configuration. For more information, see How to configure watsonx.data in IBM Netezza.
     Confirmation checkbox	Select the confirmation checkbox to confirm complete configuration.

   • Other

     For Other, configure the following details:

     Registering other engines

     Field	Description
     Type	Enter your engine type.
     Display name	Enter your compute engine name.
     Instance URL	Enter your instance URL.
     Complete watsonx.data configuration in IBM Netezza	External engines require additional watsonx.data configuration. For more information, see your engine's documentation.
     Confirmation checkbox	Select the confirmation checkbox to confirm complete configuration.

5. Click Create.