Pentaho setup

You must enter licenses. Additional license installation instructions are located in Manage Pentaho Licenses. Complete these steps to configure and start the Pentaho Server on a Linux machine, according to your application server type:.

Make sure the Tomcat web application server is not running by opening a Terminal window and typing ps -A at the prompt. Make sure the JBoss web application server is not running by opening a Terminal window and typing ps -A at the prompt.

You may need to adjust these settings for your environment. Visit our Troubleshooting Guide for help. Configure the Pentaho Server for Windows Complete these steps to configure and start the Pentaho Server on a Windows machine, according to your application server type: If you are using JBoss, go to Step 3.

If you are using Tomcat, skip Step 3. Use a text editor to open the s ta rtup. See the following example. Perform the following steps to modify the JBoss startup script: Make sure the JBoss web application server is not running by starting the Windows Task Manager and looking for JBoss in the Applications tab.

What's New? Results 1 to 11 of Thread: Initial Setup Questions. Thread Tools Show Printable Version. Join Date Mar Posts 9. Initial Setup Questions I have a few basic questions on the initial setup of the data integration tools. I then installed the Kettle 3. The error makes sense because there is no launcher directory to be found at that location.

I can launch the spoon. Questions: 1. What is the PDI icon for, and why is it on my desktop if it doesn't work? Do I need it to work? Why isn't it mentioned in any docs I can find? How do I initially create my repository? I have not found any documentation on what steps to take. Did I miss the clearly obvious "how to set this up" documentation? Or do I just not understand enough of the fundamentals to make the required leaps to get this running.

If the latter is true, where do I go to become familiar with the fundamentals? Join Date May Posts 2, Originally Posted by martho.

I have a few basic questions on the initial setup of the data integration tools. This is a signature Server: chat. Join Date Nov Posts 9, Still lost I must not get yada yada yada In the Choose Folder window, specify the root directory of your Pentaho installation in the Folder text box, then click Next.

For example, if you are upgrading a server, the Environment Check may appear similar to the following sample:. If you are upgrading a workstation, the Environment Check may appear similar to the following sample:. The upgrade installer uses your updated CSV file to generate post-upgrade versions of the listed items separately from your existing versions of these items. After the upgrade process, you may need to merge content from both versions to retain your customizations.

Perform the following steps to verify the items specified in the CSV file and adjust as needed:. Open the preInstallConfigReport. Verify items you know have changed from the default Pentaho setup are listed in the pre-install report. The location and file name if the item is a file within your Pentaho distribution.

The File or directory path value can contain regular expressions. Click Next to run the environment check again. Re-running the environment check updates the preInstallConfigReport. After you verify the items in the CSV file if you have any customizations, return to the Pentaho Upgrade installer and click Next to back up your existing Pentaho installation. Verify the information in the pre-installation summary, then click Install. After the installation and configuration updates complete in the Installing Pentaho window, click Next.

After the installation part of the upgrade process, a post-install report is generated to specify which files may have been modified from the default Pentaho setup for customizations. Optional If you have modified any items from the default Pentaho setup for customizations, use the post-install report to determine which items need to be merged.

If you are upgrading your Pentaho Server, restart the Pentaho Server. However, the Pentaho Server is not supported on macOS. Before you begin. Before you can run the Pentaho Upgrade Installer, you must also perform the following tasks:. We recommend you review the following updates to understand how our products have changed since 9.