
To install
inside your enterprise infrastructure, please review and complete the following sections in the order listed below.
Scenario Description
- Installation of
on a server on-premises - Installation of
on a server on-premises - Integration with a supported Hadoop cluster on premises.
- Base storage layer of HDFS
Limitations
Deployment Limitations
None.
Product Limitations
For general limitations of
, see Product Limitations in the Planning Guide.
Pre-requisites
Please acquire the following assets:
- Install Package: Acquire the installation package for your operating system.
- License Key: As part of the installation package, you should receive a license key file. See License Key for details.
- For more information, contact
.
- Offline system dependencies: If you are completing the installation without Internet access, you must also acquire the offline versions of the system dependencies. See Install Dependencies without Internet Access.
Preparation
Before you install
, please complete the following steps.
Deploy Hadoop cluster: In this scenario, the
does not create a Hadoop cluster.
NOTE: Installation and maintenance of a working Hadoop cluster is the responsibility of the customer. Guidance is provided below on the requirements for integrating the platform with the cluster. |
- Deploy
:
must be installed on an edge node of the cluster.
Details are below.
Deploy the Cluster
In your enterprise infrastructure, you must deploy a cluster using a supported version of Hadoop to manage the expected data volumes of your
.
The
supports integration with the following cluster types. For more information on the supported versions, please see the listed sections below.
NOTE: Cluster information including cluster configuration files must be accessible to the . These requirements are described in the following section. |
Job execution:
- By default, smaller jobs are executed in the Photon running environment on the
. - Larger jobs are executed using Spark on the integrated Hadoop cluster. A supported version of Spark must be installed on the cluster. For more information, see System Requirements in the Planning Guide.
Prepare the cluster

Additional users may be required. For more information, see Required Users and Groups in the Planning Guide.
Deploy the 
An edge node of the cluster is required to host the
software. For more information on the requirements of this node, see System Requirements in the Planning Guide.
Install Workflow
The installation and configuration process requires the following steps. To continue, see Next Steps below. Install software: Install the software on the . See Install Software. Install databases: The platform requires several databases for storage. NOTE: The default configuration assumes that you are installing the databases on a PostgreSQL server on the same edge node as the software using the default ports. If you are changing the default configuration, additional configuration is required as part of this installation process. |
For more information, see Install Databases in the Databases Guide. - Start the platform: For more information, see Start and Stop the Platform.
- Login to the application: After software and databases are installed, you can login to the application to complete configuration:
- See Login.
As soon as you login, you should change the password on the admin account. In the left menu bar, select User menu > Admin console > Admin settings. Scroll down to Manage Users. For more information, see Change Admin Password in the Configuration Guide. Tip: At this point, you can access the online documentation through the application. In the left menu bar, select Help menu > Documentation. All of the following content, plus updates, is available online. See Documentation below. |
- Install configuration: After you are able to successfully login to the
, you must configure the product to work with your backend storage layer and the running environment on the cluster. See Install Configuration.
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Next Steps
To continue, please install the
on the
.
NOTE: Please complete the installation steps for the operating system version that is installed on the . |
See Install Software.