Connect other Pentaho components to CDP

Create and test a connection to CDP from the Pentaho Server, Pentaho Report Designer (PRD), and Pentaho Metadata Editor (PME).

Creating and testing a connection to CDP in the PDI client involves these tasks:

• Install a driver for the Pentaho Server. See Set up Pentaho to connect to a Hadoop cluster.

• Create and test connections for other Pentaho components.

Create and test connections

Create and test a connection in each component.

• Pentaho Server for Data Integration (DI): Create a transformation in the PDI client, then run it remotely.

• Pentaho Server for Business Analytics (BA): Create a connection to CDP in the Data Source Wizard.

• Pentaho Metadata Editor (PME): Create a connection to CDP in PME.

• Pentaho Report Designer (PRD): Create a connection to CDP in PRD.

Share connection details with users

After you connect to CDP and its services, give connection details to users who need access.

Users typically need:

• CDP distribution and version

• HDFS, JobTracker, ZooKeeper, and Hive2/Impala hostnames, IP addresses, and port numbers

• Oozie URL (if used)

• Permission to access required HDFS directories, including home directories

Additionally, users might need more information depending on the steps, entries, and services they use. See Hadoop connection and access information list.