About Edge sites
An Edge site is a component installed in a customer's environment. Each Edge site has a unique identifier and hosts an Edge capability that can access a data source.
After creating the Edge sites in Collibra Data Intelligence Cloud, Edge sites are typically installed within the same secure environment as the relevant data source. A customer can have multiple Edge sites, depending on his requirements. This can be based for example on the number of networks and secure environments but it can also on the technical and legal spread of data sources.
An Edge site can have:
- Zero or more predefined connections to data sources via a JDBC driver.
- One or more integration capabilities to process data on site and send the results to Collibra.
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name |
The name of the Edge site. Use a meaningful name, for example NetherlandsDataCentre1. Do not use spaces or special characters. This field is mandatory and the name must be globally unique. |
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Status |
The status of the Edge site. The Edge site ID is created automatically when you create an Edge site. The status is automatically shown when you create an Edge site. |
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ID |
The unique ID of the Edge site. The Edge site ID is automatically shown when you create an Edge site. |
| Description |
The description of the Edge site. We recommend to put at least basic location information of the Edge site. This field is mandatory. |
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Installer and property files |
A section where you can download the installer and property files to install an Edge site on a server. This section is only visible when the Edge site has status To be installed. |
Statuses
The status of an Edge site indicates if the Edge site can be used or not. The status is shown on the Edge tab page in Collibra Settings. An Edge site can have one of the following statuses:
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| To be installed |
The Edge site is created, but not installed yet. |
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Offline |
Collibra cannot reach the Edge site. This can be caused by an unsuccessful installation or a lost connection. See the installation logs for more information. |
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Unhealthy |
Collibra can connect to the Edge site, but some functions don't work correctly. This is typically caused by problems during the installation. See the installation logs for more information. |
| Healthy |
The Edge site installation was successful. |