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Configuring Kyvos properties from Kyvos Manager

Applies to: Kyvos Enterprise  Kyvos Cloud (SaaS on AWS) Kyvos AWS Marketplace

Kyvos Azure Marketplace   Kyvos GCP Marketplace Kyvos Single Node Installation (Kyvos SNI)


The Kyvos configuration page enables you to upload the Kyvos license and define the settings for BI Server, Query Engine, Kyvos Web Portal, and so on. You can also define High availability and node mapping configurations here.

Uploading Kyvos License

The following figure displays the Upload License area.

Click the Request license link. This opens your email account to send a preset email to support@kyvosinsights.com address for requesting a Kyvos license. Once you get the license, upload it using the Upload Kyvos license file field.

Configuring BI Server

The following figure displays the BI Server area.

Enter details as:

Parameter/Field

Comments/Description

Listener Port

Enter the listener port for BI Server.

JMX Port

Enter the JMX port for BI Server health monitoring.

Work Directory

Enter the directory location on HDFS, where BI Server has access permissions.

Maximum  Heap Memory

Enter the maximum memory available for BI Server.

Additional Java Options

Use this to define custom Java properties for your BI Server.

Configuring Query Engine

The following figure displays the Query Engine area.

Enter details as:

Parameter/Field

Comments/Description

Thrift Listener Port

Enter the thrift listener port for Query Engine

JMX Port

Enter the port for Query Engine health monitoring.

Maximum  Heap Memory

Enter the maximum memory for Query Engine.

Off Heap Memory

Enter the maximum memory available to Query Engine for cuboid caching.

Additional Java Options

Use this to define custom Java properties for your Query Engine.

Use YARN

Select this checkbox to launch Query Engines using the Hadoop application master.

NOTE: If this option is not selected, you MUST mention the Query Engine nodes at the time of node mapping . Also, you can configure multiple instances of Query Engine.

YARN Job Name

Provide the YARN job name on which the application has to be submitted.

YARN Queue Name

Provide the YARN queue name on which the application has to be submitted.

Application Master Cores and Memory 

Enter virtual cores to be used by Application Master

Enter memory to be used by Application Master

Application Master Log Path 

Provides the logs of the Application Master

Application Master Schedule 

Select a day(s) and time to restart the Application Master

Query Engine Operation Mode

Select the Count Based or Host Based option.

Query Engine Host Names

Enter a comma-separated list of hostnames where the YARN-based Query Engine will be deployed. Follow the Hostnames by instance count separated by a colon.

Example: host-1:1,host-2:3

Query Engine Instance Count

Enter the number of Query Engine instances to be launched.

Container Cores and Memory

Enter the number of virtual cores to be used by Kyvos Query Engine.

Enter the memory to be used by Kyvos Query Engine.

Query Engine Log Path

Enter the path for saving Query Engine logs. Ensure that the path exists on data nodes, and the user (with which YARN containers are launched) has write permissions on this path.

Logs Sync Interval

Enter the time interval for syncing Query Engine logs on HDFS.

YARN Job Name

Enter a name for the YARN job.

Enable Query Engine Auto Scaling

Select this check box to enable automatic scaling of the Kyvos Query Engine.

Query Engine Minimum Instance Count

Provide a count of the number of Query Engines that should be running in scale-down mode.

Query Engine Minimum Instance Names

Provide a comma-separated list of hostnames on which Query Engines will be running in scale-down mode. This is displayed only when auto-scaling of Query Engines is enabled.

Query Engine Instance Names

Select the Query Engine instance to be used from the list. This is displayed only when auto scaling of Query Engines is enabled.

Additional Query Engine Instance Names

Enter additional minimum Query Engine hostnames (if any). This is displayed only when auto scaling of Query Engines is enabled.

Scale Up Time

Enter the time in HH:MM format at which the Query Engine will be scaled up. Ensure that the correct time zone is displayed.

Scale Down Time

Enter the time in HH:MM format at which the Query Engine will be scaled down. Ensure that the correct time zone is displayed.

Application Master Restart Style

If Hadoop is running in secure mode, select Never or Fix Schedule so that the Application Master can get the Kerberos ticket.

If selecting the Fix Schedule option, select the time and days to restart the Application Master automatically.

Important

When Query Engine is configured in YARN mode:

  1. The Start and Stop buttons are available for a new AppMaster service on the Kyvos details screen. In this case, you MUST manually start Kyvos Services after deploying the cluster.

  2. The Query Engine nodes do not appear anywhere under the Node/Service list on the portal.

After deployment, you can modify the YARN configuration through Cluster Name > Manage Kyvos  Query Engine YARN Configuration.

Configuring Web Portal

You can configure the Kyvos Web portal using the fields here. The following figure displays the Web Portal area.

Enter details as:

Parameter/Field

Comments/Description

UI Port

Enter the port to access the Kyvos Web portal.

JMX Port

Enter the port for Web portal health monitoring.

Shut-down Port

Enter the Tomcat Shut-down port. This is the TCP/IP port number on which this server waits for a shutdown command. This connection must be initiated from the same server computer that is running this instance of Tomcat.

AJP Port

Enter the Tomcat AJP port. This is used by Tomcat to communicate with a web server.

Max Heap Memory

Enter the maximum memory for the Web portal.

Additional Java Options

Use this to define custom Java properties for the Web portal.

Multicast Address

Specify the multicast IP address that will be used for multi-casting messages to all web portal IP/Hostname. It is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network that is available for processing. Read more.

Multicast Port

Enter the multicast port that will be used for sending multicast messages.

Receiver Port

Enter the port that will be used as the receiver port.

Virtual IP/Hostname

Enter the virtual IP/Hostname to access the Kyvos Web portal when the web portal is configured with high availability mode. It is the single IP/Hostname that will be used to access the Kyvos web portal, regardless of the IP/Hostname on which the web portal is actually running.

Configuring Postgres Server

This section enables you to set the Postgres repository password. 

Node Mapping

You can use the Node mapping area to set the nodes for BI Server, Postgres server, Query Engines, Standby Postgres Server, and Web portal.

The following figure displays the Node Mapping area.

To configure nodes:

  1. To configure a node for BI Server, select the corresponding checkbox.

  2. In the BI Server Instance Count, enter the number of instances to be launched for the BI Server on the selected node.

  3. Select the Postgres-Server option to configure the Postgres server on the selected node.

  4. Select the Standby Postgres-Server checkbox corresponding to the node which you want to configure as a backup for the Postgres server.

  5. In the Query Engine Instance Count, enter the number of instances to be launched for Query Engine on the selected node.

The Configured fields display the number of instances currently configured for the node.

The Allowed fields display the number of instances for each role allowed by the license.

Web Portal High Availability Configuration 

The checkbox is always disabled.



It will be automatically selected when multiple web portals are selected and High Availability configurations fields are displayed. 

Parameter

Description

Parameter

Description

Enable Session Management

Select to enable Tomcat-based session management. Do not select this for cloud clusters with a load balancer configured for Web Portal HA.
This option is recommended for On-Premise clusters (e.g., node-1 or http://node-1:80 ).

Multicast Address

Specify the multicast IP address that will be used for multi-casting messages to all web portal IP/Hostname. It is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network that is available for processing. Read more

Multicast Port

Enter the multicast port to be used for sending multicast messages.

Receiver Port

Enter the port that will be used as the receiver port

See the Configuring High Availability for Web Portal and Postgres Server section for more details. 

Common Configurations

The Common Configurations area enables you to define common configurations for Kyvos semantic models, licenses, cuboids replications, and so on.

The following figure displays the Common Configuration area.

  1. In the Common Configurations area, enter details as:

Parameter/Field

Comments/Description

Parameter/Field

Comments/Description

Source

Select the Kyvos bundle to be installed. Kyvos Manager contains compatible Kyvos bundles. To use any other Kyvos version, click the Upload button.

Cuboid Replication Type

Select any of the following options.

  • Local: Copies both metadata and cuboids from HDFS/cloud-based file systems (like S3, ABFS, GS) to the path specified in the Semantic model Local Path field.

  • NFS: Copies both metadata and cuboids to the Network file system (NFS ), like EFS.

  • None: Select this option if replication is not needed. No cuboids are copied to the local system. Copies only the metadata to the configured local disk

  • Secondary HDFS: Copies only cuboids from HDFS/cloud-based file systems (like S3, ABFS, GS) to the path specified in the Secondary HDFS Name Node field.

Semantic Model Local Path

Enter the semantic model local path where cuboids will be copied. For multiple paths, enter a semicolon-separated list. The user must have full permissions on the parent of the local semantic model path.

NFS Cache Path

Enter the location for the NFS cache. The user must have full permissions on the parent of the shared semantic model path.

Secondary HDFS Name Node

Enter the Secondary HDFS Name Node path for use as shared storage.

Enable Kyvos Services HA

Select the checkbox to enable high availability mode for the Kyvos service. This will ensure Kyvos services are always up and running. The Kyvos Manager will automatically restart them in case any service goes down.

Start Kyvos Services

Select the check box to start Kyvos services after cluster deployment automatically.

  1. Click the Next button at the bottom-right of the page. You are directed to the Summary page.

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