Pentaho Installation

When I entered into Pentaho World for the first time, i asked my self how to install pentaho. It may happen to you. Actually, there is no installation step before using pentaho. Tthree things you must do before using pentaho are install Java , setup JAVA_HOME, and run your pentaho

1. Install Java

Installing Java is similar to installing other software. Just donload JDK, double click, follow the instructions until finish. U can get the latest version of JDK in oracle website

2. Setup JAVA_HOME

Now is the time to setup JAVA_HOME. Before setting up JAVA_HOME, you must know the installation path for the Java Development Kit. As example, i installed java in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_23.

Once you have the JDK installation path:

1. Right-click the My Computer icon on
2. your desktop and select Properties.
3. Click the Advanced tab. Click the
4. Environment Variables button. Under System Variables, click New.
5. Enter the variable name as JAVA_HOME.
6. Enter the variable value as the installation path for the Java Development Kit.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Apply Changes.

You might need to restart windows.

The complete article is here: Setting JAVA_HOME Variable in Windows

The bellow picture may help you 

2. Run Your Pentaho

FYI, Pentaho is collection of Business Intelligence (BI) application. It consists of Pentaho BI Server, Pentaho Data Integration (PDI), Pentaho Report Designer, etc. If you want to run one of pentaho's application, you just double click bat file that is included in its bundle. For example, if you want to run spoon (one of PDI component), just double click spoon.bat.

Oks, have a nice pentaho installation