# Connect other Pentaho components to CDP

The following sections explain how to create and test a connection to CDP in the Pentaho Server, Pentaho Report Designer (PRD), and Pentaho Metadata Editor (PME). Creating and testing a connection to CDP in the PDI client involves two tasks:

* Install a driver for the Pentaho Server. See [Set up Pentaho to connect to a Hadoop cluster](/install/9.3-install/pentaho-configuration/tasks-to-be-performed-by-an-it-administrator/set-up-the-pentaho-server-to-connect-to-a-hadoop-cluster.md)
* Create and test the CDP connections to other Pentaho components.


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