Configuring watsonx.data components

You can configure different components by using the UI of IBM® watsonx.data.

Provisioning a Presto (Java) engine
The engine runs SQL queries on your data source and fetches the queried data. IBM watsonx.data allows provisioning a Presto (Java) engine.
Provisioning a Presto (C++) engine
An engine in watsonx.data runs SQL queries on your data source and fetches the queried data. Presto (C++) is one of the engines that are supported in watsonx.data.
Adding a Spark engine
Using IBM watsonx.data, you can add Spark engines.
Registering an external engine
Some engines cannot be directly provisioned in IBM watsonx.data. Such engines can be registered and used for querying data.
Editing engine details
To edit the display name, description and tags of an engine, use one of the following methods:
Associating a catalog with an engine
To associate a catalog or catalogs with an engine, use one of the following methods:
Exploring the catalog objects
To explore the objects in a catalog, use one of the following methods:
Dissociating a catalog from an engine
To dissociate a catalog or catalogs with an engine, use one of the following methods:
Deleting an engine
To delete an engine, use one of the following methods:
Configuring Presto resource groups
You can configure one or more Presto resource groups in watsonx.data.
Managing the Spark engine details
IBM watsonx.data allows you to view and edit the details of a Spark engine. You can also monitor the status of the applications that are submitted in the instance.
Adding storage
You can organize your data in watsonx.data by associating storage.
Exploring the storage details and objects
To explore the storage details and objects, use one of the following methods:
Editing storage details
To edit the display name, description and tags of a storage, use one of the following methods:
Deleting a storage-catalog pair
To delete a storage-catalog pair, complete the following steps:
Adding data source
You can connect to various data sources through IBM watsonx.data for Presto.
Updating database credentials
To update the database credentials, use one of the following methods:
Editing database details
To edit the display name, description, and tags of a database, use one of the following methods:
Deleting a database-catalog pair
To delete a database-catalog pair, complete the following steps:

Parent topic: Using watsonx.data