Use when configuring private connectivity from Snowflake OpenFlow (running on SPCS) to AWS-hosted or on-premises data sources via AWS PrivateLink. Covers NLB + VPC Endpoint Service on AWS, then…
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name: setup-openflow-privatelink
title: OpenFlow PrivateLink Setup
summary: Set up AWS PrivateLink between OpenFlow on SPCS and private data sources like RDS or on-prem databases.
description: |
Use when configuring private connectivity from Snowflake OpenFlow (running on SPCS) to AWS-hosted or on-premises data sources via AWS PrivateLink. Covers NLB + VPC Endpoint Service on AWS, then SYSTEM$PROVISION_PRIVATELINK_ENDPOINT, network rules, and External Access Integration on Snowflake. AWS only (Public Preview also exists on Azure but is out of scope here). Triggers: OpenFlow PrivateLink, SPCS private connectivity, NLB for OpenFlow, EAI for OpenFlow, SYSTEM$PROVISION_PRIVATELINK_ENDPOINT, OpenFlow RDS, OpenFlow MySQL, OpenFlow PostgreSQL, private ingestion OpenFlow, SPCS egress.
tools:
- snowflake_sql_execute
- Bash
- Read
- Write
- Edit
prompt: Help me connect OpenFlow on SPCS to my private RDS MySQL instance using AWS PrivateLink.
language: en
status: Published
author: Snowflake Solutions Team
type: snowflake
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## Overview
Connect OpenFlow on SPCS to private data sources (RDS, on-prem DBs reachable via Direct Connect/VPN) through AWS PrivateLink. The flow:
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