Install Enterprise on CentOS and RHEL

This guide takes you through the steps for installing  Designer Cloud Enterprise Edition software on CentOS or Red Hat. 

For more information on supported operating system versions, see System Requirements.

Preparation

Before you begin, please complete the following.

Steps:

1. Set the node where Designer Cloud Enterprise Edition is to be installed. 
   1. Review the System Requirements and verify that all required components have been installed.
   2. Verify that all required system ports are opened on the node. See System Ports.

2. Review the Desktop Requirements.

   NOTE: Designer Cloud Enterprise Edition requires the installation of Google Chrome on each desktop. Additionally, two plugins must be enabled and of sufficient versions to properly use the Trifacta Photon client. For more information,. see Desktop Requirements.

3. Review the System Dependencies.

   NOTE: If you are installing on node without access to the Internet, you must download the offline dependencies before you begin. See Install Dependencies without Internet Access.

4. Acquire your License Key.

5. Install and verify operations of the datastore, if used.

   NOTE: Access to the Spark cluster is required.

6. Verify access to the server where the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform is to be installed.

7. Cluster Configuration: Additional steps are required to integrate the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform with the cluster. See Prepare Hadoop for Integration with the Platform.

Installation

1. Install Dependencies

Without Internet access

If you have not done so already, you may download the dependency bundle with your release directly from Alteryx Inc. For more information, see Install Dependencies without Internet Access.

With Internet access

Use the following to add the hosted package repository for CentOS/RHEL, which will automatically install the proper packages for your environment. 

# If the client has curl installed ...
curl https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/trifacta/dependencies/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash
 
# Otherwise, you can also use wget ...
wget -qO- https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/trifacta/dependencies/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash

2. Install JDK

By default, the  Alteryx node uses OpenJDK for accessing Java libraries and components. In some environments, basic setup of the node may include installation of a JDK. Please review your environment to verify that an appropriate JDK version has been installed on the node.

The following commands can be used to install OpenJDK. These commands can be modified to install a separate compatible version of the JDK.

sudo yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0 java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel

JAVA_HOME:

By default, the JAVA_HOME environment variable is configured to point to a default install location for the OpenJDK package. 

The property value must be updated in the following locations:

1. Edit the following file: /opt/trifacta/conf/env.sh

2. Save changes.

3. Install Alteryx package

Install the package with yum, using root:

sudo yum install <rpm file>

4. Verify Install

The product is installed in the following directory: 

/opt/trifacta

JAVA_HOME:

The platform must be made aware of the location of Java.

Steps:

1. Edit the following file: /opt/trifacta/conf/trifacta-conf.json

2. Update the following parameter value:

   "env": {
     "JAVA_HOME": "/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64"
   },

3. Save changes.

5. Install License Key

Please install the license key provided to you by Alteryx Inc. See License Key.

6. Store install packages

For safekeeping, you should retain all install packages that have been installed with this Alteryx deployment.

7. Install and configure Alteryx databases

The Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform requires installation of several databases. If you have not done so already, you must install and configure the databases used to store Alteryx metadata. See Install Databases.

Configuration

After installation is complete, additional configuration is required.