Set up a VFS location for schedule output

Pentaho Business Analytics
Version
10.1.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-95PDIA004-17
With the VFS connection in the Pentaho User Console you can use cloud storage locations to store the output of your reports or other generated output. You must be an administrator to create, edit, or delete the VFS connection, but other roles can only use the connection. Supported VFS locations are:
  • Amazon S3/Minio/HCP
  • Azure Data Lake Gen 1
  • Azure Data Lake Gen 2 / Blob
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • HCP REST
  • Local

Perform the following steps to set up a VFS connection from the Pentaho User Console:

  1. Open the Administration perspective by clicking the Home drop-down menu, then click Administration.
  2. Click VFS Connections, then click the plus sign to add a connection.
    Note: You are required to enter credentials based on the type of connection you select.
    The New VFS Connection dialog box displays.
  3. Enter a Connection name, a Connection type, and a Description (optional), then click Next.
  4. Enter the Folder location for your VFS connection.
    Note: You must know the full path where you want to set a local connection because there is no browse function available. You should also know how much storage space is available. Only the Local connection type requires you to enter the folder location, all others default to the root folder of your system.
  5. Click Test to ensure your connection is correctly set up, then click Next.
    A Connection Summary panel displays with all the information you have entered in the dialog box.
  6. Click Finish to complete the setup.
    The test results display, and the dialog box presents you with the option to create a new VFS connection or edit your new connection.
  7. Click Finish again.
Your new connection displays in the VFS Connections panel.

To edit a VFS connection, select the connection and click the pencil icon. To delete a VFS connection, click the X.