This section describes the modules and components of BIRT iHub Release 3 and Release 3 Fix 1. The system administrator uses the BIRT iHub installation packages to install the Actuate modules described in Table 1‑1.
Table 1‑1 Actuate BIRT iHub modules
Module
Platform
Description
System Console
Windows and Linux
A web-based tool for configuring, licensing, managing, and monitoring one or more BIRT iHub Systems.
BIRT iHub Visualization Platform
Windows and Linux
A web application, server, and metadata database that provide access to dashboards, files, folders, and jobs in a volume. Supports viewing BIRT reports and using Report Studio.
BIRT Analytics
Windows and only core module on Linux
An application, including a data repository, data loader, and web service, that supports big data analysis.
Content Services
Windows and Linux
Content management tools enabling users to create, modify, store, test, and deliver intelligent customer communications across multiple channels.
Metrics Management
Windows
A service and database engine for analyzing performance metrics. Requires BIRT iHub Visualization Platform.
Actuate provides two types of BIRT iHub installation packages, installers that include a single module and command-line installers. The single-module installers typically include BIRT iHub and a specified module. For Microsoft Windows platforms, the single-module installers provide an interactive, graphical interface. For Linux systems, the single-module installers provide a shell script that uses values in a properties file. The command-line installers install one or more modules without user interaction.
To set up a system using a single module and System Console, and using default configuration settings, use the single-module installers. To set up a system using multiple modules or using customized configuration settings, to install multiple modules at one time, or to support future installation of additional modules on the same system, use the command-line installers.
To reduce network traffic, install BIRT iHub on the same host machine as the BIRT iHub system database. Alternatively, install BIRT iHub and the metadata database on different machines to distribute processing across multiple machines.
The installation procedures install BIRT iHub using an evaluation license. After installation, the administrator specifies a purchased product license using System Console. For a complete understanding of configuring BIRT iHub licenses, including binding the BIRT iHub processes to particular processors in a multi-core machine, see BIRT iHub System Administration Guide.