Enterprise Edition Feature The Enterprise Administration Console is an Enterprise Edition only feature. The Open Admin Console is here.

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing a subscription to the Pentaho Open BI Suite. As part of your subscription, Pentaho provides you with additional management services features designed to make it easier for you to deploy, configure, and maintain your Pentaho solutions.  This guide contains information about the Management Services Console, a standalone utility with a thin client interface that enables you to configure and administer one or more Pentaho deployments. Before you install the console, read this guide for an overview of management console features and for information about what is included in the installation zip file.

Important:  Some parts of this document are still a work in progress.

The following topics are covered in the four main sections of this document:

• Introduction to the Management Services Console

• Reviewing the Management Services Console Architecture
• Installing the Management Services Console
  

Audience and Assumptions

This document is written for system administrators, DBAs, IT managers, or others who are responsible for the day-to-day tasks associated with administering a Pentaho  deployment. It is assumed that you, the reader, have working knowledge of the Pentaho Pre-configured Installation (PCI), and good understanding of system administration, relational databases, Web applications, and LDAP.

Getting More Information and Help

For more information about the Management Services Console see the Pentaho BI Platform Management Services Console Administrator's Guide.

Acknowledging the Pentaho Community Forums

Pentaho acknowledges the invaluable contributions of members of its community forums whose efforts have allowed Pentaho to respond quickly and efficiently to the changing needs of Business Intelligence users. Collaborative efforts of the community forums have resulted in the successful launching of many innovative Pentaho product offerings.

Pentaho Subscription, Training, and Consulting

A Pentaho Subscription provides you with an efficient way to stay current with the latest innovations, feature releases, and product information. Having a Pentaho Subscription from the outset accelerates your development, reduces your costs, and ensures that your transition to production goes smoothly. Your Pentaho Subscription includes:

• Professional technical support
• Access to Pentaho Management Services, which reduces your cost of ownership by providing you with tools that help streamline deployment and maintenance
• Certified software and patches as needed
• Intellectual property indemnification, which protects you against the risks of using open source IP

For more information, see the Pentaho Subscription Guide or contact your account manager.

Pentaho Training is strongly recommended for organizations implementing a Pentaho BI Suite. Course descriptions and schedules are available online at http://www.pentaho.com/services/training/. Consulting from Pentaho and Pentaho Certified Partners is available to provide support for system design, implementation, optimization, customization, and integration.  More details on Pentaho Consulting and a full list of Pentaho Certified Partners are available online.