Custom installation

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Version
9.3.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-95PDIA000-11
If you choose the Let me decide for myself. installation method, complete the following steps. If you want to install using the default method, read the Default Installation instructions.
Note: You cannot install into a directory that already exists. If you attempt to install into a directory that exists, an error message appears. If you are using Linux, the best practice is to not install the software in the /opt/ directory. The complicated permissions requirements and general isolation from the rest of the system might cause problems if the software is installed in this location.
  1. After you start the installation wizard, the Pentaho Business Analytics Installation Wizard splash screen appears, then the Pentaho Business Analytics installation is ready! window. Click Next.
  2. Read the license agreement. Click Accept, then click Next to continue.
  3. Select the Let me decide for myself option in the Setup Type window, and then click Next.
  4. In the Pentaho Applications window, select the Pentaho components that you want to install in the Install Set panel. When finished, click Next.
  5. If you selected to install the Pentaho Server, then the Sample Content window appears. Sample content includes users, reports, dashboards, and analysis views which can be useful when evaluating the product. Select the Sure, give me sample content option to include this sample content with your installation, or select the No thanks, I'll create my own option to exclude this sample content. When finished, click Next.
  6. In the Installation folder window, accept the default directory or choose a different directory by entering the path in the Location text box where you want to install the software. Click Next.
  7. If you selected to install the Pentaho Server, you are prompted to add a Postgres SQL password. Enter and confirm the password you want to assign to the postgres user who is assigned admin privileges for the PostgreSQL database.
    Note: Do not use these characters in the Password field because the installation wizard cannot process them:
    ' " & < > \
  8. Click Next to continue.
  9. If the Sample Database window appears, enter a port number in the Port field to use for the database which will house sample content, then click Next to continue.
    The port request only appears if the Pentaho Server default port numbers (8080, 9092, 8443, 9443, and 5432) are not available on your system and if the additional ports that the installer has tried are not available.
  10. When the Ready to Install window appears, click the Next button to install the software.
    The Installation in Progress window appears.

    The software takes approximately 30 minutes to install.

    Note: An error occurs if Pentaho Server port numbers (8080, 9092, 8443, 9443, and 5432) are not available on your system and if the additional ports that the installer has tried are not available. If the installer cannot find an available port, you are prompted to enter port numbers you want to use.
  11. When installation is complete, the final window appears. Select the Pentaho User Console and Pentaho Data Integration check boxes to launch the Pentaho User Console and Pentaho Data Integration (PDI).
  12. Click Finish to end the process.
Note: If you have trouble with the installer, see the Administer Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics document for details. After the installation is complete, the Pentaho Server runs with the default parameters. Terminal windows might remain open after installation. If you close them, the Pentaho Server stops. On Windows, the Pentaho Server is installed as a system service, meaning that it starts when you start your computer and stops when you shut down your computer. The User Console, Spoon, and other tools must be manually run. In the next step of these instructions there are links to documentation that explains how to start and stop servers manually.