This section describes the modules and components of BIRT iHub.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
Description
System Console
A web-based tool for configuring, licensing, managing, and monitoring one or more BIRT iHub Systems.
BIRT iHub Visualization Platform
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.
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.