There is not only one validationQuery for all databases. On each database you have to use different validationQuery.
After few hours of googling and testing I have collected this table:
Database validationQuery notes
- hsqldb –
select 1 from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SYSTEM_USERS
- Oracle –
select 1 from dual
- DB2 –
select 1 from sysibm.sysdummy1
- mysql –
select 1
- microsoft SQL Server –
select 1
(tested on SQL-Server 9.0, 10.5 [2008]) - postgresql –
select 1
- ingres –
select 1
- derby –
values 1
- H2 –
select 1
- Firebird –
select 1 from rdb$database
- MariaDb –
select 1
- Informix –
select 1 from systables
- Hive –
select 1
- Impala –
select 1
I wrote about it on my blog – validation query for various databases.
In advance there is an example of class, which return validationQuery according to JDBC driver.
Or does anybody have better solution?