Get acquainted with the PDI client

Spoon is the PDI design tool. In this section you will set up Spoon, take a tour of the Spoon interface, and learn about the different Spoon perspectives.

• Check out the hardware and software requirements. for PDI.

• Download Trial version of the Pentaho Suite and install the software. (The platform includes PDI.)

• Learn how to install PDI only. See Custom installation for details.

• Configure the Pentaho Server. Depending on your platform, see Increase Pentaho Server memory limit for installations on Linux or Increase Pentaho Server memory limit for installations on Windows for details.

• Start the Pentaho Server. Depending on your platform, see Start and stop the Pentaho Server for configuration on Linux or Start and stop the Pentaho Server for configuration on Windows for details.

• Access the PDI client. See the Pentaho Data Integration document for details.

• Tour the PDI client perspectives. See the Pentaho Data Integration document for details.

• Read about terminology and basic concepts in the Pentaho Data Integration document.