Spoon connectivity issue to PostgreSql

Question

Error message is thrown while connecting to database from Spoon.

1. Selected the View option that appears in the upper-left corner of the screen, right-clicked on the Database connections option, and selected New.
2. Under Connection Type, selected the postgresql database engine.

3. Filled in the Settings options and gave the connection a name by typing it in the Connection Name. All the credentials entered are valid but still I get the below error message:

   Error connecting to database [XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX ] : org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleDatabaseException: Error occurred while trying to connect to the database

   Error connecting to database: (using class org.postgresql.Driver) The connection attempt failed.

   org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleDatabaseException: Error occurred while trying to connect to the database

   Error connecting to database: (using class org.postgresql.Driver) The connection attempt failed.

    at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.normalConnect(Database.java:466) at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connect(Database.java:364) at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connect(Database.java:335) at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connect(Database.java:325) at org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseFactory.getConnectionTestReport(DatabaseFactory.java:80) at org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.testConnection(DatabaseMeta.java:2734) at org.pentaho.ui.database.event.DataHandler.testDatabaseConnection(DataHandler.java:591) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulDomContainer.invoke(AbstractXulDomContainer.java:313) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulComponent.invoke(AbstractXulComponent.java:157) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulComponent.invoke(AbstractXulComponent.java:141) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.swt.tags.SwtButton.access$500(SwtButton.java:43) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.swt.tags.SwtButton$4.widgetSelected(SwtButton.java:137) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:820) at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:796) at org.pentaho.di.ui.xul.KettleDialog.show(KettleDialog.java:88) at org.pentaho.di.ui.xul.KettleDialog.show(KettleDialog.java:55) at org.pentaho.di.ui.core.database.dialog.XulDatabaseDialog.open(XulDatabaseDialog.java:116) at org.pentaho.di.ui.core.database.dialog.DatabaseDialog.open(DatabaseDialog.java:60) at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.delegates.SpoonDBDelegate.newConnection(SpoonDBDelegate.java:474) at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.delegates.SpoonDBDelegate.newConnection(SpoonDBDelegate.java:461) at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.newConnection(Spoon.java:8805) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulDomContainer.invoke(AbstractXulDomContainer.java:313) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulComponent.invoke(AbstractXulComponent.java:157) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulComponent.invoke(AbstractXulComponent.java:141) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.jface.tags.JfaceMenuitem.access$100(JfaceMenuitem.java:43) at org.pentaho.ui.xul.jface.tags.JfaceMenuitem$1.run(JfaceMenuitem.java:106) at org.eclipse.jface.action.Action.runWithEvent(Action.java:498) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:545) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:490) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:402) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source) at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.readAndDispatch(Spoon.java:1347) at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.waitForDispose(Spoon.java:7989) at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.start(Spoon.java:9269) at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.main(Spoon.java:662) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.pentaho.commons.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:92) 

   Caused by: org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleDatabaseException: Error connecting to database: (using class org.postgresql.Driver) The connection attempt failed.

    at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connectUsingClass(Database.java:579) at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.normalConnect(Database.java:450) ... 55 more 

   Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: The connection attempt failed. at org.postgresql.core.v3.ConnectionFactoryImpl.openConnectionImpl(ConnectionFactoryImpl.java:233) at org.postgresql.core.ConnectionFactory.openConnection(ConnectionFactory.java:64) at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Connection.(AbstractJdbc2Connection.java:144) at org.postgresql.jdbc3.AbstractJdbc3Connection.(AbstractJdbc3Connection.java:29) at org.postgresql.jdbc3g.AbstractJdbc3gConnection.(AbstractJdbc3gConnection.java:21) at org.postgresql.jdbc4.AbstractJdbc4Connection.(AbstractJdbc4Connection.java:31) at org.postgresql.jdbc4.Jdbc4Connection.(Jdbc4Connection.java:24) at org.postgresql.Driver.makeConnection(Driver.java:410) at org.postgresql.Driver.connect(Driver.java:280) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source) at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connectUsingClass(Database.java:561) ... 56 more Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: PSY-STG-DB1 at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Sourc e) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) at org.postgresql.core.PGStream.(PGStream.java:61) at org.postgresql.core.v3.ConnectionFactoryImpl.openConnectionImpl(ConnectionFactoryImpl.java:109) ... 67 more

   Hostname : XXX-XXX-XXX Port : 1111 Database name : XXX_XXX_XX

Please suggest me how do I fix this issue

Answer 1

Ok first of all check this:

• Server is up and running? (Postgres)
• Why port is 1111 instead of 5432
• Can you connect with pgadmin?

I think is a configuration problem