USER MANUALS

Differences between Agora and Self-Managed Instances

This page lists the main feature differences between Agora and self-managed instances of Denodo. Most of the differences are related to configuration since Agora will automatically set up most of the configuration for the user.

Common differences

  • Authentication configuration is disabled for all web applications. SSO is automatically configured by Agora.

  • User and password authentication is disabled for all web applications.

  • External metadata database configuration is disabled in all components. Agora automatically provisions and configures an external metadata database for Virtual DataPort, Data Catalog and Scheduler.

Design Studio

  • SSO related configuration in Administration > Server Configuration > Security is disabled.

  • Options related to the creation, modification and deletion of users and roles is disabled. The management of roles and users is done through Agora.

  • Server connectivity configuration is disabled.

  • FILE privilege configuration is disabled in Agora.

  • Bulk data load is disabled for the following databases:

    • Oracle

    • Microsoft SQL Server

    • IBM DB2

    • Yellowbrick

    • Denodo Embedded MPP

  • Automatic summary recommendations are disabled.

Scheduler

  • Scheduler Index is disabled.

  • Server ports and Threads Pool configurations are disabled.

Data Catalog

  • VDP Servers configuration is disabled.

  • Scheduler Index Server is disabled.

  • Metadata search is disabled as it relies on Scheduler Index.

  • Content search global parameters are disabled.

  • Azure OpenAI is disabled.

Diagnostic & Monitoring Tool

  • Load Diagnostic Info option is disabled. Monitorization logs are stored in S3.

Solution Manager

  • Environments are automatically monitored as soon as the services are up.

  • Deployments always have shared metadata option enabled by default. Agora automatically provisions and configures an external metadata database for Virtual DataPort, Data Catalog and Scheduler.

  • The REST API is not available.

  • The following sections are disabled:

    • Version control system configuration. Since there is no backup for cloud deployments it is not necessary.

    • Solution Manager database configuration. Agora automatically provisions and configures an external metadata database for the Solution Manager.

    • Automated mode configuration (renamed to Execution Plane Info):

      • AWS Credentials Access Keys. AWS access keys are not supported in Agora. Agora users must configure an IAM role to operate in their AWS account. The selected IAM role is displayed here.

      • IAM Role & Logging & Updates. Automatically managed by Agora.

      • Server Access. Automatically managed by Agora.

      • Default Region & Images. Automatically managed based on the cloud provider region selected in Agora.

    • Authentication configuration. Automatically managed by Agora.

    • Role Management configuration. User and Role configuration is done through Agora’s app.

    • User Management configuration. User and Role configuration is done through Agora’s app.

    • Monitoring configuration. Automatically managed by Agora.

    • Environment configuration:

      • Monitoring. Automatically managed by Agora.

      • Recommended update. Automatically managed by Agora.

      • URL of the recommended update. Automatically managed by Agora.

    • Cluster global configuration:

      • TLS Configuration. Automatically managed by Agora.

      • Advanced options. Automatically managed by Agora.

      • Configuration of the My Applications Panel. Automatically managed by Agora.

    • Cluster instances configuration (VDP, Data Catalog and Scheduler):

      • Load Balancing & Auto Scaling:

        • Load Balancer Name. Automatically managed by Agora.

        • Load Balancer DNS. Automatically managed by Agora.

        • Auto Scaling Group Name. Automatically managed by Agora.

      • Advanced Options:

        • AMI. Automatically managed by Agora.

        • Security Groups. Automatically managed by Agora.

        • Security Group Name. Automatically managed by Agora.

        • Instance Name Prefix. Automatically managed by Agora.

    • Active monitors. Not necessary since all environments are automatically monitored.

    • Server details:

      • Button to access server application (except Diagnostic & Monitoring Tool)

      • Info button showing instance properties.

    • Overview:

      • Install Denodo update. Update installation is done through Agora.

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