Azure Data Lake Storage by CData FAQs

Question 1

How does it work?

Accepted Answer

The server uses the CData JDBC Driver for Azure Data Lake Storage to expose data as relational SQL models, and then provides a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface that LLMs can use.

Question 2

What are the benefits of using this MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

You can retrieve live information from Azure Data Lake Storage by asking natural language questions without needing to write SQL queries directly. This simplifies data access for LLMs.

Question 3

What does the Azure Data Lake Storage MCP Server by CData do?

Accepted Answer

It allows you to query live data from Azure Data Lake Storage within Large Language Models (LLMs) like Claude Desktop using natural language. It leverages the CData JDBC Driver to translate SQL queries.

Question 4

Is this server read-only?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this particular server is designed for read-only access to Azure Data Lake Storage data. For read/write/update capabilities, check out the CData MCP Server for Azure Data Lake Storage (beta).

Question 5

What is required to set up this server?

Accepted Answer

You need to clone the repository, build the server, install and license the CData JDBC Driver for Azure Data Lake Storage, configure the connection using a .prp file, and configure your LLM client (e.g., Claude Desktop).

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