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dSource creation via CLI

To create a dSource via CLI, you must create a source configuration first. For more information on creating a source configuration, refer to Add Source Config using CLI.

To create a dSource and perform operations via CLI, login to the Delphix Continuous Data Engine using the admin user account.

Syntax -  
ssh admin@dlpx-engine.delphix.com

Set default linking parameters[common for all types of ingestions] :

Run the below commands to set the default linking parameters. The below example uses testscfg source config.

Example

> database link 
> set type=LinkParameters 
> set linkData.type=AppDataStagedLinkData	 
> set name=testdb 
> set group=Untitled 
> set linkData.config=testscfg 
> set linkData.environmentUser=rh79-mssql/delphix 
> set linkData.stagingEnvironment=rh79-mssql 
> set linkData.stagingEnvironmentUser=rh79-mssql/delphix 
> set linkData.syncParameters.parameters={\"resync\":true}

Link parameters for MSSQL

Run the below commands to link parameters for MSSQL Backup .

Example

> set linkData.parameters="{ \ 
\"instance_user\":\"delphix\", \ 
\"instance_password\":\"delphix123@\", \ 
\"backup_location \":\"/backups/testcfg\", \ 
\"backup_pattern \":\"*.bak\", \ 
\"mount_path\": \"/mnt/provision/testcfg\", \ 
\"for_upgrade\":true 
}"

Commit

Run the below command to commit the change

> commit;

Enable

Run the below command to enable the dSource.

Example

> source 
> select testdb 
> enable 
> commit

Disable

Run the below command to disable the dSource.

Example

> source 
> select testdb 
> disable 
> commit

Last updated

Oct 9, 2026