Frequently Asked Questions: FAQ

• If you want to use ‘Pentaho BI Instance,' visit the AWS Market Place and look for Pragmatic Pentaho Business Intelligence Page. Once you get the page, launch the BI instance

If you want to access your Pentaho BI, the following steps will help you:

• Open the browser
• Enter the IP address of the ‘AWS Instance’ and access ‘Pentaho BI Instance’ for the first time and wait till the instance gets created
• From the subsequent times, you can gain access to Pentaho BI Instance by accessing Instance_IP:8080

• Our instance comes with preconfigured and production-ready environment. You will find the essentials preinstalled and configured

• Our Pentaho BI solution is free of cost, and you don’t need to pay anything for using it in the Cloud. Apart from the costs involved in hosting AWS, no other charges are applicable

• AWS ensures optimum data security and efficient storage. The presence of Amazon’s EBS encryption ensures complete security and seamless support for data sets. Motion security also exists between EBS volumes and EC2 instances. You can also monitor and track access to these EBS volumes, as Amazon’s dynamic and flexible access control systems help you that. With perfect encryption and strong access control, you can develop effective security strategies for critical data sets. You can also leverage the dynamic EC2 firewall to restrict access to your data and database

• Our ‘Pentaho BI Instance’ comprises of the vanilla instance possessed by Pentaho 5.4 C.E BI server. You will also gain access to additional powerful BI plugins which are configurable according to your needs. However, you can use them once the BI server gets installed

• We offer the Community Edition of Pentaho BI 5.4

• Yes, we offer customization and implementation services to clients. You can visit http://www.pragtech.co.in/services/business-intelligence/pentaho.html and get the details

Follow these steps, if you want to change the user password:

• Login to Pentaho BI server at http://ip:8080
• After this step, visit the Home tab
• Click and select the Administrator Menu
• Click on Users & Roles>Manage Users
• Select the Username, click on the Edit option, and then change the existing password

These steps will lead you to a successful password change process.

• Refresh the Pentaho BI page. Such issues might occur if the changes incorporated by you fails to affect concerned files. Refreshing the page will solve the issue

• Check http://pragtech.co.in/contact.html, as this is the default page for welcoming users. You can wait as this page will redirect you to the Pentaho BI instance running on ‘INSTANCE_IP:8080’. Wait for 4 to 5 minutes, and your Pentaho BI instance will get launched by then. If this screen stays even after 5 minutes, stop and restart your instance. Steer clear of rebooting as that might lead to other issues. For more information and technical support, visit This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• The issue might be concerning security groups. Change your security group permission settings from outbound to inbound according to instructions
  You can also use the EC2 Instance through Open22, although we don’t recommend it for security purposes

• The default password is: AWS Instance ID
  The default Username is: admin/Admin

• Such issues arise while loading the Instance. Either it isn’t fully loaded, or there are certain issues in the process. You can wait for 3 to 4 minutes, stop the Instance, and restart it if the screen still shows up. It is better not to reboot. Visit http://www.pragtech.co.in/contact.html for technical support and assistance

Pragmatic Pentaho AMI 3-2-1 Launch:

Introduction

AMI - Amazon Machine Image

AMI is the acronym for Amazon Machine Image. An AMI contains all the information necessary to start up and run the software in the image.

AMIs are preconfigured and ready to launch in 3-2-1 countdown pattern.
An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is an encrypted machine image of a specific computer running an operating system that is configured in a specific way and that can also contain a set of applications and services for accomplishing a specific purpose. Note: To cancel your subscription after launch, you first have to terminate all instances running from it.

3-2-1 Launch of Pragmatic Pentaho AMI

You can subscribe to Pragmatic AMI from AWS Marketplace product and launch an instance from the Pragmatic - Pentaho AMI using the Amazon EC2 launch wizard, in 3-2-1 easy steps.

• Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/
• From the Amazon EC2 dashboard, click Launch Instance

• On the Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) page, select the AWS Marketplace category on the left. Find the Pragmatic Pentaho AMI by browsing the categories, or using the search functionality. Click Select to choose your product

• A dialog displays an overview of the Pragmatic Pentaho AMI. You can view the pricing information, as well as all other information that the we have provided. When you're ready, click Continue
  Note: You are not charged by Amazon for using the product until you have launched an instance with the AMI. Take note of the pricing for each supported instance type, as you will be prompted to select an instance type on the next page of the wizard
• On the Choose an Instance Type page, select the hardware configuration and size of the instance to launch, Pragmatic has given preferred HW requirements. When you're done, click Next: Configure Instance Details

• On the next pages of the wizard, you can configure your instance, add storage, and add tags. For more information about the different options you can configure. Click Next until you reach the Configure Security Group page

• The wizard creates a new security group according to the specifications for the Pragmatic Pentaho. The security group may include rules that allow all IP addresses (0.0.0.0/0) access on SSH (port 22) on Linux. We recommend that you adjust these rules to allow only a specific address or range of addresses to access your Pentaho instance over those ports
• When you are ready, click Review and Launch
• On the Review Instance Launch page, check the details of the AMI from which you're about to launch the instance, as well as the other configuration details you set up in the wizard. When you're ready, click Launch to choose or create a key pair, and launch your instance

• The instance may take a few minutes or more to launch. You are first subscribed to the product that is launched before your instance can start. If there are any problems with your credit card details, you will be asked to update your account details. When the launch confirmation page displays, click View Instances to go to the Instances page
  Note: You are charged the subscription price as long as your instance is running, even if it is idle. If your instance is stopped, you may still be charged for storage
• When your instance is in the running state, you can connect to it. To do this, launch your EC2 public IP/Public DNS:8080 to Connect. Now you are ready with your Pragmatic Pentaho