Creating a dSource with ingestion type Seed | Ecosystem Hub

The following procedure provides details on creating a dSource with seed ingestion type.

Prerequisites

The source and staging instances must meet the host requirements as described in Requirements for CockroachDB Staging/Target hosts.

Creating dSource

Login to Delphix Management application.
Click Manage > Datasets
Click on Add dSource.
In the Add dSource wizard, select the CockroachDB source config you just created on the staging host.
Select the dSource type from the drop-down available on dSource wizard. Refer different dSource Types.
Enter the CockroachDB specific parameters for your dSource configuration.
1. dSource Type Type of dSource
2. dSource (Seed) Details.
  1. Mount Path The path on the host where Delphix will mount the dSource files via NFS.
  2. IP Address / Hostname of the Staging Cluster IP Address / Hostname of the interface for the staging Cluster (default 127.0.0.1).
  3. Staging CockroachDB Port Number Staging DB port for cluster’s inter-node communication.
  4. Staging CockroachDB Console Port Number Staging Console port for HTTP requests.
  5. Secure Mode Option to run the CockroachDB server in secure mode.
  6. Certificate directory path The absolute path to the certificate directory, it must have valid certificates containing the IP address or hostname for the CockroachDB server.
    - You must specify the input “Certificate directory path” when “Secure Mode” option is selected.
    - For more detailed guidance on CockroachDB certificate generation, refer to the official documentation: CockroachDB Certificate Generation.
  7. CockroachDB Cluster Node Count Number of nodes that consists of Staging CockroachDB cluster. Minimum: 3 and Maximum: 9
  8. CockroachDB Parameters These are node-level configuration parameters passed as command-line arguments when starting the CockroachDB process.
    
    Example:
```
--max-sql-memory=0.25, --cache=0.25
```
    1. Parameter Name CockroachDB Cluster configuration parameter name.
    2. Parameter Value CockroachDB Cluster configuration parameter value.
  9. CockroachDB Cluster Parameters These are cluster-wide settings applied after the cluster is initialized using the SET CLUSTER SETTING command.
    
    Example:
```
SET CLUSTER SETTING kv.bulk_io_write.restore_node_concurrency = 8
```
    1. Cluster Parameter Name:CockroachDB cluster-level configuration parameter name.
    2. Cluster Parameter Value: CockroachDB cluster-level configuration parameter value.
  10. Additional Nodes: Specify the node configuration for each node the CRDB cluster.
    1. Environment Select environment on which node has to be created.
    2. Environment User Select environment user corresponding to the environment.
    3. IP Address / Hostname IP Address / Hostname of the interface for the staging node(default 0.0.0.0)
    4. CockroachDB Port Number Staging DB port for node’s inter-node communication
    5. CockroachDB Console Port Number Staging Console port for HTTP requests
    6. Certificate directory path The absolute path to the certificate directory, it must have valid certificates containing the IP address or hostname for the CockroachDB server.
    7. Append cluster CRDB parameters Check with box if the cluster configuration parameters are applicable for the node. Additional Node Configuration Parameters Additional CockroachDB configuration parameters to start the node.
    8. Then click Next to proceed further.
Provide the details for dSource Name and Target group on the dSource configuration page and click Next.
On the Data management page, select the following and click Next.
Staging Environment: This will be your staging host where source config was created.
- User: Database OS user with required privileges for linking the dataset.
- On the next screens, configure a policy, hooks, and review the configuration, then click on Next button to view the summary.
Click the Submit button which will initiate the linking process
Once dSource is created successfully, you can review the datasets on Manage > Datasets > dSource Name.

Last updated

Oct 9, 2026