Working with Cloudera Manager
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Start Cloudera Manager Server:
Note: If it’s not running then execute the below command to run the cloudera-scm-server
In a web browser, go to http://<server_host>:7180, where <server_host> is the FQDN or IP address of the host where the Cloudera Manager Server is running.
Note: If “Unable to Connect” message appears, it means that the Cloudera Manager server has not yet fully started. Wait for a few seconds, and then attempt to connect again.
Log into Cloudera Manager Admin Console. The default credentials are:
Username: admin Password: admin
On the Select Edition page, you can select the edition of Cloudera Manager to install and, optionally, install a license:
Choose which edition to install:
Cloudera Data Platform - Data Center Edition Trial, which does not require a license file, but expires after 60 days.
Cloudera Data Platform Data Center Edition
If you choose the CDP Data Center Edition Trial, you can upgrade the license at a later time.
Accept the License
Click Continue to proceed with the installation.
The Welcome page of the Add Cluster - Installation wizard provides a brief overview of the installation and configuration procedure, as well as some links to relevant documentation.
Click Continue to proceed with the installation.
The Cluster Basics page allows you to specify the Cluster Name.
Enter a cluster name and then click Continue.
Choose which hosts will run Runtime and other managed services.
The “Specify hosts” page appears. Type the hostnames of a machine: and Click Search.
Click Continue.
The Select Repository page allows you to specify repositories for Cloudera Manager Agent and CDH and other software.
In the Cloudera Manager Agent section:
Select either Public Cloudera Repository or Custom Repository for the Cloudera Manager Agent software.
If you select Custom Repository, do not include the operating system-specific paths in the URL. For instructions on setting up a custom repository, see Configuring a Local Package Repository.
Click Continue.
Select Install a system-provided version of OpenJDK
Click Continue.
Enter Login Credentials
Select Another user and enter the username for an account that has password-less sudo privileges.
Another user: training
Password: password
Click Continue.
The Install Agents page displays the progress of the installation. You can click on the Details link for any host to view the installation log. If the installation is stalled, you can click the Abort Installation button to cancel the installation and then view the installation logs to troubleshoot the problem.
If the installation fails on any hosts, you can click the Retry Failed Hosts to retry all failed hosts, or you can click the Retry link on a specific host.
After installing the Cloudera Manager Agent on all hosts, click Continue.
After the parcels are downloaded, progress bars appear representing each cluster host. You can click on an individual progress bar for details about that host.
After the installation is complete, click Continue.
The Inspect Cluster page provides a tool for inspecting network performance as well as the Host Inspector to search for common configuration problems. Cloudera recommends that you run the inspectors sequentially:
Run the Inspect Network Performance tool.
After the network inspector completes, click Show Inspector Results to view the results in a new tab.
Address any reported issues, and click Run Again (if applicable).
Click Inspect Hosts to run the Host Inspector utility.
After the host inspector completes, click Show Inspector Results to view the results in a new tab.
Address any reported issues, and click Run Again (if applicable).
If the reported issues cannot be resolved in a timely manner, then select the radio button labeled I understand the risks, let me continue with cluster creation, and then click Continue.
This completes the Cluster Installation wizard and launches the Add Cluster - Configuration wizard.
