Blob storage

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How to upload a JDBC driver using the Fusion UI

1. In the Fusion UI, navigate to System > Blobs.
2. Click Add.
3. Select JDBC Driver.
   The “New ‘JDBC Driver’ Upload” panel appears.
4. Click Choose File and select the .jar file from your file system.
5. Click Upload.
   The new driver’s blob manifest appears.

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How to install a JDBC driver using the API

1. Upload the JAR file to Fusion’s blob store using the /blobs/{id} endpoint. Specify an arbitrary blob ID, and a resourceType value of plugin:connector, as in this example:
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   curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -H "content-type:application/java-archive" -H "content-length:707261" -X PUT --data-binary @postgresql-42.0.0.jar http://localhost:8764/api/blobs/mydriver?resourceType=driver:jdbc
   

   Success response:
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   {
     "name" : "mydriver",
     "contentType" : "application/java-archive",
     "size" : 707261,
     "modifiedTime" : "2017-06-09T19:00:48.919Z",
     "version" : 0,
     "md5" : "c67163ca764bfe632f28229c142131b5",
     "metadata" : {
       "subtype" : "driver:jdbc",
       "drivers" : "org.postgresql.Driver",
       "resourceType" : "driver:jdbc"
     }
   }
   

   Fusion automatically publishes the event to the cluster, and the listeners perform the driver installation process on each node.
   If the blob ID is identical to an existing one, the old driver will be uninstalled and the new driver will installed in its place. To get the list of existing blob IDs, run: curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD https://FUSION_HOST:FUSION_PORT/api/blobs
2. To verify the uploaded driver, run:
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   curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD https://FUSION_HOST:FUSION_PORT/api/blobs/BLOB_ID/manifest
   

   Where the BLOB_ID is the name specified during upload, such as “mydriver” above. A success response looks like this:
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   {
     "name" : "mydriver",
     "contentType" : "application/java-archive",
     "size" : 707261,
     "modifiedTime" : "2017-06-09T19:05:17.897Z",
     "version" : 1569755095787110400,
     "md5" : "c67163ca764bfe632f28229c142131b5",
     "metadata" : {
       "subtype" : "driver:jdbc",
       "drivers" : "org.postgresql.Driver",
       "resourceType" : "driver:jdbc"
     }
   }
   

• Creating or selecting an app
• Selecting a collection (where data is stored)
• Indexing data
• Searching

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Step through the Quickstart wizard

1. Click Continue.
   On the Select an App screen, you can select or create an app for your quickstart data. If you click Create new app, Managed Fusion prompts you to enter an app name (and optionally a description), then click Create App to return to the Quickstart. Your new app is selected by default.
2. After selecting an app, click Continue. On the Select a Collection screen, you can select or create a collection for your quickstart data. A collection with the same name as your app is created automatically:
3. Click Continue.
   On the Index Data screen, you can either select one of the built-in sample datasets or click Use my data to upload your own:
4. Click Continue.
   On the Query Data screen, you can see all search results and enter your own search queries to test the indexed dataset. You can also select the display fields or view the parsed documents:
5. Click Continue. From here, you can do the following:
   • Open the Index Workbench to change the index pipeline.
   • Open the Query Workbench to change the query pipeline.
   The workbenches are essentials tools in the Fusion workflow.