Tetra Data Hub Frequently Asked Questions

How many Hubs do I need?

If the Tetra Data Hub host can be reached from anywhere in the enterprise network, theoretically you only need one and can create as many connectors on this Hub as you want. Of course, depending on your location and team, you may want to create separate ones so it's easier to manage.

How can I troubleshoot if the Data Hub or Connector is offline?

1. Please make sure the network requirements are met. If you need to set up a proxy, please refer to the proxy setup guide.
2. Open the command line on the Data Hub machine, on CentOS, RedHat and Ubuntu v18.04 and up run systemctl status amazon-ssm-agent to see if the SSM agent is running. On older versions of Ubuntu, run service amazon-ssm-agent status.
3. Open the command line on the Data Hub machine, type docker ps to see if there is any Docker container running (TetraScience connectors are run in Docker containers).
4. Check SSM agent logs to see if there is any error: /var/log/amazon/ssm/amazon-ssm-agent.log and /var/log/amazon/ssm/errors.log

Is Data Hub secure?

The core components of the Tetra Data Hub leverage AWS technologies, such as AWS IoT and AWS SSM agent (https://github.com/aws/amazon-ssm-agent). Data uploaded by the Connectors follow AWS IoT best practices - Connectors are only given very restrictive, temporary credentials for uploading data to the platform. Communication from a Tetra Data Hub is only initiated outbound; TetraScience will never send commands directly to a Hub.

How can I configure Tetra Data Hub to use a proxy?

Please refer to this link: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-proxy-with-ssm-agent.html. Note that these steps must be repeated whenever the proxy settings change.

Will Data Hub restart if the host server is rebooted?

Yes, Data Hub will autostart when the server restarts.

How can I check the Data Hub, Connector, and Agent status?

To check Data Hub, Connector, and Agent statuses, do the following:

1. Sign in to the TDP.
2. In the left navigation menu, chose Data Sources. Then, choose Data Hub.
3. The online/offline status indicator appears next to the hub entry.

How soon will the Data Hub activation expire?

It will expire after 24 hours after the Data Hub is created. You then need to create a new Hub and run the new installation script. The activation code can only be used once.