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we have a onprem sql server. There is a gateway connection to the sql server.
Now i want to access this sql server via a pyspark notebook. How can i set up a connection to this please.
thanks
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@msprog @JibinSebastian You might be able to create a Mirrored SQL database from the on-premise SQL server using an OPDG (on-premise data gateway). It's realtively easy to try but when you are configuring the mirrored database you'd need to use a SQL server account with the admin permission so it can configure CDC. Once the mirroring is working you can create a shortcut to tables in a Lakehouse and now you have full access to the mirrored data from a Notebook.
Thank you @apturlov for your response and efforts, I will try connecting with Mirrored SQL database into the fabric.
I am also facing the same issue, Could someone help me to get the solution
Hi @JibinSebastian,
Right now, Fabric notebooks don’t support connecting to on-prem SQL Server through the gateway. That’s why you are not able to connect directly from PySpark notebook.
Regards,
Community Support Team.
@v-hjannapu
Thank you so much for responding. It helps a lot. Will keep in touch
One of the announced features at Fabcon Europe was connections coming to notebooks.
Justyna has just confirmed that notebook connections don't support On Premise yet.
do you have a link to the announcement please?
Is that a Fabric notebook? What will you do next after connecting? Run a SQL query and load it into a dataframe?
yeah Fabric notebook. I read atable and load into a dataframe.