
= JDBC Detector
:description: Learn how the JDBCDetector in OpenNMS {page-component-title} connects to a JDBC-enabled database and tries to fetch its catalog to determine its availability.

The JDBCDetector connects to a JDBC-enabled database and tries to fetch its catalog.
If the fetch is successful, it returns the `detected` value.
If it is not successful, it returns the `not detected` value.

== Detector facts

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| Implementation | `org.opennms.netmgt.provision.detector.jdbc.JdbcDetector`
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== Configuration and use

The JDBCDetector uses the xref:reference:provisioning/detectors.adoc#ref-detector-provisioning-common-parameters[common configuration parameters].

.Parameters for the JDBCDetector
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| Parameter
| Description
| Default value

3+| *Required*

| dbDriver
| Database driver class name.
| org.postgresql.Driver

| password
| JDBC password.
| Empty String object.

| url
| JDBC URL to query.
Note: this URL can differ based on JDBC drivers, databases, and so on.
| `jdbc:postgresql://localhost/opennms`

| user
| JDBC username.
| postgres

3+| *Optional*

| port
| Port to query.
| 3306
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== Database driver
The JDBCDetector requires a JDBC driver to communicate with any database.
{page-component-title} uses a PostgreSQL database, so the PostgreSQL JDBC driver is included out of the box.
For all other database systems, you must provide a compatible JDBC driver as a `.jar` file.
To provide a JDBC driver, place the driver-jar in your `$\{OPENNMS_HOME}/lib` folder.

== Examples

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<detector name="MySQL-JDBC" class="org.opennms.netmgt.provision.detector.jdbc.JdbcDetector">
    <parameter key="password" value="borkborkbork"/>
    <parameter key="user" value="opennms"/>
    <parameter key="dbDriver" value="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"/>
    <parameter key="url" value="jdbc:mysql://OPENNMS_JDBC_HOSTNAME:3306/test"/>
    <parameter key="timeout" value="5000"/>
</detector>
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This example assumes you have loaded the MySQL driver file (see xref:deployment:minion/installing-jdbc-driver.adoc[Install JDBC Driver]).
