Create and test connections

For each Pentaho component, create the test as described in the following list.

• Pentaho Server for DI

  Create a transformation in the PDI client and run it remotely.

• Pentaho Server for BA

  Create a connection to the cluster in the Data Source Wizard.

• PME

  Create a connection to the cluster in PME.

• PRD

  Create a connection to the cluster in PRD.

After you have connected to the cluster and its services properly, provide the connection information to users who need access to the cluster and its services. Those users can only access the cluster on machines that are properly configured to connect to the cluster.

To connect, users need the following information:

• Hadoop distribution and version of the cluster

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

• Oozie URL (if used)

Users also require permissions to access the directories they need on HDFS, such as their home directory and any other required directories.

They might also need more information depending on the job entries, transformation steps, and services they use. For a detailed list of information that your users need to use supported Hadoop services, see Hadoop connection and access information list.