Add a Private Link with Snowflake

Cloudplex Secure Connectivity supports AWS Private Link with Snowflake. You can connect to your Snowflake instances via private DNS.

  • At least one Cloudplex with active nodes
  • Admin permissions
  • Cloudplex Secure Connectivity is enabled
  • An authorized AWS account id to submit to Snowflake Support for approval. Learn more about AWS Private Link for Snowflake.
  1. In the Snowflake console, run the command: Sytem$GET_PRIVATELINK_CINFIG().
    The output depends on approval from Snowflake for your Private Link.
    The output contains the information you need to enter into the next step.
  2. Copy the values in the command output for the following:
    • VPC:privatelink-vpce-id
    • Account:privatelink-account-url
    • OCSP: privatelink-ocsp-url
  3. Navigate to the Cloudplex Security page.
    1. Point and click on the connection to open the connection wizard.
      For the connection wizard workflow, refer to Create a connection.
    2. Paste the privatelink-vpce-id into the field and click Next.
    The connection status changes to Initializing. Because initialization can take up to 10 minutes, you might want to close the Connection wizard and return later.
  4. When the connection status becomes Active, point and click the connection to open the wizard.
    1. Click Enable private DNS.
    2. In the following fields, paste the account and OCSP values


    3. Click Submit.
    The connection goes into the Updating status before becoming Active.
    If the connection over Private DNS fails, the wizard displays the Active Update Failed status.