Configure the Databases

Initialize

Use the following steps to initialize the databases of the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta® platform.

Pre-requisites:

• The initializing user must have write permissions to the directory from which the commands are executed.
• The initializing user must have sudo privileges.

PostgreSQL

1. For CentOS 7.x:

   sudo /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/postgresql96-setup initdb

2. For CentOS 6.x, RHEL 6.x:

   sudo service postgresql-9.6 initdb

3. For RHEL 7.x:

   sudo /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/postgresql96-setup initdb

4. For Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04:

   pg_createcluster -d /var/lib/postgresql/9.6/main 9.6 main

MySQL

No additional steps are required to initialize the databases in MySQL.

Set custom database parameters

Use the following steps to set custom database names, usernames, and passwords in the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform:

1. Edit /opt/trifacta/conf/trifacta-conf.json. 

2. For each database, you can review the parameters in the listed area and make modifications as needed.

   NOTE: For each database, you should change the default password. This change must also be applied on the database server. See Change Database Passwords for PostgreSQL . See Change Database Passwords for MySQL.

   NOTE: The type is set to POSTGRESQL by default. Modify the value if you are installing the databases into a different database server.

   
   

   Database	Parameter area
   Main database	webapp.database.*
   Jobs database	batch-job-runner.database.*
   Scheduling database	scheduling-service.database.*
   Time-Based Trigger database	time-based-trigger-service.database.*
   Configuration Service database	configuration-service.database.*
   Artifact Storage Service database	artifact-storage-service.database.*
   Job Metadata Service database	job-metadata-service.database.*

   For more information, see Database Parameter Reference.

3. Make changes in the file as needed and save.

Apply customizations on upgrade

If you have customized database properties, you must apply the edits from the new sample file to the existing configuration file after you have upgrade the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform.

If you are using all defaults, you can just overwrite the existing file with the new version's sample file. 

PostgreSQL:

1. Locate the sample Postgres configuration file:

   /opt/trifacta/bin/setup-utils/db/pg_hba.conf.SAMPLE

2. If you are upgrading and have customizations in your existing version, you must apply the edits in the above to the following file. Otherwise, overwrite the following file with the above one based on your operating system:
   
   1. CentOS/RHEL dir: /var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_hba.conf

   2. Ubuntu dir: /etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_hba.conf

3. From the SAMPLE file, copy the following declarations and paste them into the production pg_hba.conf file above any other declarations:

   NOTE: You can substitute different database usernames and groups for the ones listed below (trifacta and trifacta). These values may be needed for other configuration.

    

   1. Alteryx database:

      local   trifacta         trifacta                               md5
      host    trifacta         trifacta         127.0.0.1/32          md5
      host    trifacta         trifacta         ::1/128               md5

   2. Jobs database:

      local   trifacta-activiti         trifactaactiviti                               md5
      host    trifacta-activiti         trifactaactiviti         127.0.0.1/32          md5
      host    trifacta-activiti         trifactaactiviti         ::1/128               md5

   3. Scheduling database: 

      local   trifactaschedulingservice         trifactaschedulingservice                               md5
      host    trifactaschedulingservice         trifactaschedulingservice         127.0.0.1/32          md5
      host    trifactaschedulingservice         trifactaschedulingservice         ::1/128               md5

   4. Time-based Trigger database:

      local   trifactatimebasedtriggerservice         trifactatimebasedtriggerservice                               md5
      host    trifactatimebasedtriggerservice         trifactatimebasedtriggerservice         127.0.0.1/32          md5
      host    trifactatimebasedtriggerservice         trifactatimebasedtriggerservice         ::1/128               md5

   5. Configuration Service database:

      local   trifactaconfigurationservice         trifactaconfigurationservice                               md5
      host    trifactaconfigurationservice         trifactaconfigurationservice         127.0.0.1/32          md5
      host    trifactaconfigurationservice         trifactaconfigurationservice         ::1/128               md5

   6. Artifact Storage Service database:

      local   trifactaartifactstorageservice         trifactaartifactstorageservice                               md5
      host    trifactaartifactstorageservice         trifactaartifactstorageservice         127.0.0.1/32          md5
      host    trifactaartifactstorageservice         trifactaartifactstorageservice         ::1/128               md5

   7. Job Metadata Service database:

      local   trifactajobmetadataservice         trifactajobmetadataservice                               md5
      host    trifactajobmetadataservice         trifactajobmetadataservice         127.0.0.1/32          md5
      host    trifactajobmetadataservice         trifactajobmetadataservice         ::1/128               md5

   8. Save the file.

4. Restart the databases:

   1. If you are have also restarted the operating system, please execute the following first, followed by the O/S-specific commands:

      NOTE: This command is valid only if the Postgres DB is also hosted in the Alteryx node.

      
      

      chkconfig postgresql-9.6 on

   2. CentOS/RHEL:

      sudo service postgresql-9.6 start

   3. Ubuntu:

      sudo service postgresql start

MySQL:

Upgrading MySQL versions is not supported in this release.

Next Steps

1. If the configuration files indicate that the databases are listening on a port other than the default, this port number must be applied within the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform configuration. For more information, see Change Database Port.
2. If you are using non-default usernames and passwords, they must must be applied within the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform configuration. For more information, see Change Database Passwords for PostgreSQL.
3. When you have completed the above configuration, you can create the databases and their roles (users) and perform additional configuration. See Create Databases and Users.