`connection`

Manage connections.

Extended description

Before you can complete certain Cloud Pak for Data setup and management tasks, you must create a profile so that you can run the appropriate cpd-cli commands. A profile enables the cpd-cli to verify that you are a Cloud Pak for Data user and that you have the appropriate administrator permissions to complete a given task.

Prerequisites

cpd-cli: Before you run any cpd-cli commands, ensure that you downloaded the cpd-cli 12.0.6 command line utility for your operating system and Cloud Pak for Data edition from: https://github.com/IBM/cpd-cli/releases.
Common core services: The connection commands are relevant only when common core services are installed.

Required permissions

The connection command requires cluster administrator or similar roles.

Commands

Command	Description
`connection create`	Create a connection with shared credentials.
`connection datasource-type get`	Retrieve the data source type details.
`connection datasource-type list`	List all defined data source types.
`connection delete`	Delete a connection definition.
`connection discover`	Discover assets from the data source that is accessed through the connection.
`connection discover-adhoc`	Discover assets from the data source that is accessed through a connection description.
`connection discover-data-asset`	Discover a data asset.
`connection get`	Retrieve details for a specific connection definition.
`connection list`	List defined connections.
`connection list-actions`	List all supported connection actions.
`connection perform-action`	Perform an action on the data source, which is accessed through the connection.
`connection update`	Update the connection definition.