Components Reference
Pentaho aims to accommodate diverse computing environments. This list provides details about the environment components and versions we support. Where applicable, versions are listed as certified or supported:
Certified
The version has been tested and validated for compatibility with Pentaho.
Supported
Support is available for listed non-certified versions.
If you have questions about your particular computing environment, contact Pentaho Support.
Hitachi Vantara products
The following Hitachi Vantara products are certified for Pentaho 9.5:
- Data Catalog 7.5.2
- Hitachi Content Platform 9.4
Server
The Pentaho Server is hardware-independent and runs on server-class computers that comply with these specifications for minimum hardware and required operating systems:
| Hardware—64 bit | Operating System—64 bit | |
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Container deployment
Supported technology for deploying Pentaho in containers.
| Technology | Certified | Supported |
| Docker | 20.10.10 | 20.x |
Workstation
These Pentaho design tools are hardware-independent and run on client-class computers that comply with these specifications for minimum hardware and required operation systems.
- Pentaho Aggregation Designer
- Pentaho Data Integration
- Pentaho Metadata Editor
- Pentaho Report Designer
- Pentaho Schema Workbench
| Hardware—64 bit | Operating System—64 bit | |
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Embedded software
When embedding Pentaho software into other applications, the computing environment should comply with these specifications for minimum hardware and required operation systems.
- Embedded Pentaho Reporting
- Embedded Pentaho Analysis
- Embedded Pentaho Data Integration
| Hardware—64 bit | Operating System—64 bit | |
| Certified | Supported | |
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Application servers
Servers to which you deploy Pentaho software must run one of these application servers:
- JBoss EAP 7.3
- Tomcat 9.0.70 (Certified) 10.1 (Supported)
Solution database repositories
Pentaho software stores processing artifacts in these database repositories:
| Certified | Supported |
| PostgreSQL 14 | PostgreSQL 12.x & 13.x * |
| MySQL 8.026 | MySQL 5.7 |
| Oracle 21c | Oracle 19c & 21c (including patched versions) |
| MS SQL Server 2019 | Microsoft SQL Server 2017 & 2019 (including patched versions) |
* The default installed solution database.
Apache Hadoop vendors
Pentaho software has certified or supported data sources from these Hadoop Vendors.
| Vendor | Driver Version |
| Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Private Cloud | 7.17 (Supported) |
| Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Public Cloud | 7.2 |
| Google Dataproc | 2.1 |
| EMR | 5.36 |
| Microsoft Azure HDInsight | 4.0 |
Data Sources: General
Pentaho software supports the following data sources. Check this list if you are evaluating Pentaho or checking for general compatibility with a specific vendor.
| Data Source | Certified | Supported |
| Salesforce | 54 | 54.x |
| Amazon Redshift | 1.2.34.1058 | 2.1 |
| Snowflake | 3.13.29 | 3.13..10 |
| Hitachi Content Platform | 9.4 | 9.4 |
Pentaho Tools
This table summarizes which data sources are compatible with the main Pentaho tools.
| Pentaho Software | Data Source |
| Pentaho Reporting |
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| Pentaho Server, Action Sequences |
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| * Use a JDBC 3.x or 4.x compliant driver that is compatible with SQL-92 standards when communicating with relational data sources. For a list of drivers to use with relational JDBC databases, see the JDBC drivers reference. | |
Big Data Sources: General
Pentaho software supports the following Big Data sources. Check this list if you are evaluating Pentaho or checking for general compatibility with a specific vendor.
| Data Source | Supported Version |
| Amazon EMR (via Hive) | 5.21, 5.24, and 5.36 (Certified) |
| Cloudera Data Platform (via Hive or Impala) | 7.1.x |
| Cloudera Data Platform (Public cloud) | 7.2 (Certified) |
| Datastax | 6.7 |
| Google BigQuery | 1.2.25 |
| Google Dataproc | 2.1 |
| Greenplum | 4.2, 4.3 |
| Microsoft Azure HDInsight | 4.0 |
| MongoDB | 4.4, 4.4.6 |
| Netezza | 7.1, 7.2 |
| SAP HANA | SPS |
| Teradata | 16.20 |
| Vertica | 11 |
Big Data Sources: Details
This table shows the Big Data sources that are compatible with specific Pentaho tools.
| Data Source | Versions | Analyzer | PIR/PDD | Pentaho Reporting | DSW | PDIServer/Client | PRD | PSW | PME |
| Amazon EMRa | 5.21, 5.24, 5.36 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Private Cloud | 7.1.7 (for job execution) | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| via Impalab (as data source) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| via Hive3c (as data source) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Datastax | 4.6, 4.8 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Google BigQuery | 1.2.25d | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Dataproce (for job execution) | 1.4, 2.2f | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| via Hive2 and Google BigQuery (as data source) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Greenplum | 4.2, 4.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Azure HDInsight | 4.0 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| MongoDB | 4.4 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Netezza | 7.1, 7.2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SAP HANA | SPS | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Teradata | 16.20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vertica | 10 & 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Notes: A generic Apache Hadoop driver is included in the Pentaho distribution
for version 9.5: Other supported drivers can be downloaded from the Support Portal. a Use the EMR 5.21 driver for your EMR 5.24 or EMR 5.36 cluster. The EMR 5.21 driver is certified to work for EMR 5.24. b You must have the current version of the Pentaho release to use the CDP 7.1.4 driver. The CDP 7.1.4 driver requires the Impala JDBC Connector 2.6.4 Cloudera driver. c Hive3 as a data source for CDP also supports Hive LLAP, and Hive3 on Tez. d The Simba driver required for Google BigQuery is the JDBC 4.2-compatible version. See https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/partners/simba-drivers/ . e HBase is not supported with Google Dataproc. f Use the Google Dataproc 1.8 driver for your Google Dataproc 2.2 cluster. The Google Dataproc 1.8 driver is certified to work for Google Dataproc 2.2. | |||||||||
SQL dialect-specific
Pentaho software generates dialect-specific SQL when communicating with these data sources. Certified indicates the SQL dialect has been tested for compatibility with Pentaho.
| Pentaho Software | Data Source |
| Pentaho Analyzer |
Certified
Supported
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| Pentaho Metadata |
Certified
Supported
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| Pentaho Data Integration |
Certified
Supported
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| * If your data source is not in this list and is compatible with SQL-92, Pentaho software uses a generic SQL dialect. | |
Third-party libraries
Pentaho software is compatible with the following third-party web framework, file system, engine, and utility libraries:
- AngularJS 1.8.0 (Supported)
- HTTPClient 4.5.9
- Apache VFS 2.7.0
- Apache Axis2 1.7.9
- Apache Log4j 2.17.1
- AWS SDK library 20.10.10 (Certified)
Security
Pentaho software integrates with these third-party security authentication systems:
- Active Directory
- CAS 5.x and CAS 6.5 (Certified)
- Integrated Microsoft Windows Authentication
- LDAP
- RDBMS
Java virtual machine
Pentaho software requirements for Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
| Pentaho Software | Certified | Supported |
| All Pentaho software |
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Web browsers
Pentaho supports major versions of web browsers that are publicly available six weeks prior to the finalization of a Pentaho release.
| Certified Browsers | Supported Browsers |
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| *Linux requires libwebkitgtk-1.0. See Use the Pentaho Installation Wizard to Install the PDI Client, Utilities, and Plugins for more information. | |