Differences between Agora and Self-Managed Instances¶
This page lists the main feature differences between deployed Agora Denodo Platform and self-managed Denodo Platform instances. The majority of these relate to Denodo Platform configuration since Agora automates most configuration steps for the user.
Common differences
Authentication configuration is disabled for all web applications and SSO is automatically configured by Agora.
User and password authentication is disabled for all web applications in Agora.
External metadata database configuration is disabled in all components as Agora automatically provisions and configures an external metadata database for Agora Virtual DataPort, Data Catalog and Scheduler instances.
Design Studio
SSO related configuration in Administration > Server Configuration > Security is disabled in Agora.
Options related to the creation, modification and deletion of users and roles is also disabled in the platform, as management of roles and users is done via the Agora console.
Server connectivity configuration is disabled in Agora.
FILE privilege configuration is disabled in Agora.
Bulk data load is disabled for the following databases in Agora:
Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server
IBM DB2
Yellowbrick
Denodo Embedded MPP
Automatic summary recommendations are disabled in Agora.
Scheduler
The Scheduler Index is disabled in Agora.
Server Ports and Threads Pool configurations are disabled in Agora.
Data Catalog
VDP Server configuration is disabled in Agora.
Scheduler Index Server is also disabled in Agora.
Metadata search in Agora is disabled as it relies on the Scheduler Index.
Content search global parameters are disabled in Agora.
Options to configure Azure OpenAI are disabled in Agora.
Diagnostic & Monitoring Tool
Load Diagnostic Info options are disabled as Monitor logs are stored in S3 in Agora by default.
Solution Manager
Environments are automatically monitored as soon as the services are up in Agora.
Deployments always have the 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 in Agora.
There is a new option to choose the auto scaling strategy when creating a cluster in Agora.
The following sections are disabled in Agora:
Version control system configuration - Since there is no backup for cloud deployments it is not necessary in Agora.
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 console.
User Management configuration - User and Role configuration is done through Agora’s console.
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 in Agora.
Server details:
Button to access server application - Disabled with the exception of the Diagnostic & Monitoring Tool.
Info button - Info button showing instance properties is disabled.
Overview:
Install Denodo update - Update installation is done through Agora.