Chapter 7. Managing an Apache Hadoop Cluster

We are now equipped with the skills to install and bring up a secure Apache Hadoop cluster running CDH5 and Cloudera Manager. In this chapter, we will learn the different techniques to manage the cluster by covering the following topics:

  • Configuring Hadoop services using Cloudera Manager
  • Role management in Cloudera Manager
  • Managing hosts using Cloudera Manager
  • Managing multiple clusters with Cloudera Manager
  • Rebalancing an HDFS cluster from Cloudera Manager

Configuring Hadoop services using Cloudera Manager

Cloudera Manager is a very intuitive tool that provides a user-friendly interface to add, remove, and configure services in a cluster. In this section, we will cover the addition and removal of services ...

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