# Connect other Pentaho components to Dataproc

The following sections explain how to create and test a connection to the cluster in the Pentaho Server, Pentaho Report Designer, and Pentaho Metadata Editor. Creating and testing a connection to the cluster in the PDI client includes the following tasks:

* Install a driver for the Pentaho Server. For instructions, see [Set up Pentaho to connect to a Hadoop cluster](https://docs.pentaho.com/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).
* Create and test the cluster connections.