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Welcome to Hortonworks Data Platform Documentation
Hortonworks Data Platform comprises of the essential and stable Apache Hadoop components needed for your big data projects, in an integrated and tested environment, and augmented with tools that help you to install, configure, provision and monitor your deployments.
Here you'll find documentation for the Hortonworks Data Platform. You can make PDFs of product manuals, browse documentation of previous releases, and submit feedback. You can also follow us on Twitter!
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Hortonworks Data Platform 1.2
This is the documentation for the most current release of Hortonworks Data Platform. Here you will find information on how to deploy, configure, and use the features in HDP. Find what you need by using the links below or if you need to view older doc-sets, select them on the right hand menu dropdown (BROWSE->Versions).
Getting Started
This guide covers overview of HDP, provides information on the Hadoop ecosystem, and explains a typical Hadoop cluster. It also provides a details on the available HDP installation options.
Installation Manual
This is a collection of the following guides for deploying HDP:
Cluster Planning Guide
This guide includes the recommended hardware setups for Hadoop clusters.
Operator's Guide
Data Integration Services With HDP
This guide covers instructions to use HDP for:
System Administrator's Guides
This guide is a collection of the following guides:
Reference
This guide includes:
Hortonworks Data Platform 2.0 (Alpha)
This is the documentation for the most current release of Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) 2.0 (Alpha). Here you will find information on how to deploy, configure, and use the features in HDP 2.0 (Alpha). Find what you need by using the links below or if you need to view older doc-sets, select them on the right hand menu dropdown (BROWSE->Versions).
Getting Started
This guide covers overview of HDP 2.0, provides information on the Hadoop ecosystem and explains a typical Hadoop cluster. It also provides details on the available HDP Deployment options.
Installation Manual
Use the following instructions to deploy HDP:
Manual Install (RPMs)
Cluster Planning Guide
This guide includes recommended hardware setups for Hadoop clusters.
Data Integration Services With HDP
This guide covers instructions to use HDP for:
