How do I ensure my JDBC source is possible to connect to from Foundry?

Question

I want to ensure I can connect to my JDBC-capable source, but I want to ensure my firewall rules are correctly set up to allow this. How can I ensure my network infrastructure is correctly set up to connect?

Answer 1

One way to validate this is to use an SSH session to the Agent VM and using the ping command (or similar netstat / traceroute) to ensure a simple route to your host is available.

This would look like:

1. ssh onto the Agent VM
2. Run ping my.hostname.com:PORT

If no route to host comes back, this means your firewall rules aren't correctly set up, so the Agent VM owner will need to change configuration to allow the traffic.

If a notice indicating X bytes received from my.hostname.com comes back, this means you can hit the host and your firewall rules are correctly set up.