Hortonworks Data Platform( HDP ) Administration

Provision AWS EC2 instances for HDP administration by launching marketplace images, selecting instance types and storage, setting security groups and tags, and generating private keys for secure putty SSH connections.

Configure prerequisites for Hortonworks data platform installation by setting master and worker hostnames, updating hosts file with private IPs, disabling transparent huge pages, and running the pre-requisite script before rebooting.

Configure a local Ambari and HDP repository for Hortonworks administration by downloading Ambari and HDP tarballs, extracting them in the deployment directory, and enabling services with systemctl.

Install and configure the ambari server and agents across master and worker hosts, set up repositories, start the server and agents, install jdk 1.8, and log into the ambari console.

Learn to install a Hortonworks data platform (HDP) multi-node cluster using the admin console, configure repositories, distribute hosts, create a blueprint, and deploy the cluster.

Sign in to AWS console with MFA, provision an EC2 instance, configure prerequisites, update hostname and /etc/hosts across the cluster, install and start Ambari agent, and verify provisioning status.

Add a new host to an existing HDP cluster using Ambari, register the host, verify the agent service, restart the agent, deploy client and slave components, and verify status.

Learn to add service components to a newly added host in Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) administration, start services, monitor synchronization, and confirm components reach live status.

Enable namenode high availability by configuring name service and choosing hosts for the journal nodes. Start zookeeper, the active and standby namenodes, and the failover controller to ensure seamless failover.

Explore configuring and verifying namenode high availability by switching between active and standby nodes, performing failover and switchover, and confirming service state on the Hadoop dashboard.

Enable resource manager high availability in Hortonworks data platform administration by adding a second resource manager, switching between active and standby, and validating with a running mapreduce job.

Learn to configure HiveServer2 high availability in Hortonworks data platform by adding a second instance, starting services, and validating connections with beeline to ensure both instances are active.

Evaluate hive server high availability in HDP administration by testing failover between two hive servers, connecting via beeline, and validating discovery mode redirects and service restarts.

install and configure MIT Kerberos on a Hortonworks Data Platform, including setting up KDC, creating the admin/admin principal, and initializing the Kerberos database for secure logon with full privileges.

Enable MIT Kerberos authentication in HDP by configuring the KDC and admin principals. Install Kerberos client, distribute keytabs, stop and start services to complete Kerberos security.

Install and configure the Ranger authorization tool within the Hortonworks data platform, including database setup, service installation, password hardening, and initial connectivity checks.

Learn how to manage HDFS permissions with Ranger in HDP, enable the Ranger plugin, restart services, and create policies to grant user and group access to directories.

Learn to manage hive permissions in Hortonworks Data Platform with Ranger, by enabling the Ranger plugin, restarting services, and creating policies for database, table, and column access.

Install and configure OpenLDAP for centralized authentication, start and enable the service, generate a hashed password, and load initial schemas and domain entries.

Install and configure phpldapadmin to manage a ldap server, modify config for access, start services, and create an organization unit named training for administration.

Upgrade the ambari server and agent across a three-node Hortonworks cluster by configuring the repository, downloading the tarball, stopping services, performing the upgrade, backing up databases, and verifying version 2.7.1.0.

Learn how to upgrade Hortonworks data platform (HDP) from 2.6 to 3.0.1.0 using a local repository, register and install the new version, and perform service checks and backups.