Ambari 2.2.2.18 Release Notes
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New Features

Ambari 2.2.2.18 provides no new features, only Fixed Issues.

Ambari 2.2 includes the following new features and improvements:

Table 1.1. New Features in Ambari 2.2.2.0

Feature

Description

Ambari Metrics: Grafana

AMBARI-14892

Ambari Metrics now includes Grafana with pre-built dashboards for HDFS, YARN and HBase. See the Ambari User's Guide for more information.

Customizable WEB Alert Timeout

AMBARI-14788

Ability to configure the Connection Timeout for WEB alerts via Ambari Web UI.

Alert instance filtering

AMBARI-14683

Ability to sort and filter alert instances via the Ambari Web UI.

Bulk host operation to re-install failed components

AMBARI-14731

Ability to perform a bulk host operation to re-install failed components.

Blueprints: Ranger

AMBARI-13421

Support for installing a cluster via a Blueprint that includes Ranger components, Ranger plugins and Ranger HA configuration.

Blueprints: Kerberos

AMBARI-13431

Support for installing a cluster via a Blueprint that has Kerberos enabled.

Blueprints: Recommendations

AMBARI-13487

Support for applying Stack Advisor recommendations when installing a cluster via a Blueprint.


Table 1.2. New Features in Ambari 2.2.1.1

Feature

Description

Storm and Kafka Dashboard Widgets

AMBARI-14941

Ability to customize the Metric widgets displayed on Storm and Kafka Service Summary pages.


Table 1.3. New Features in Ambari 2.2.1.0

Feature

Description

Metric Widget Graph Custom Time Range

AMBARI-14612

Ability to select a custom time range for metric widget graph data.

HDP 2.4 Support

AMBARI-14321

Added support for installing and managing HDP 2.4.

Blueprint: Rack Info

AMBARI-14600

This feature is a Technical Preview.

Support for setting host Rack Info when installing a cluster via a Blueprint.


Table 1.4. New Features in Ambari 2.2.0.0

Feature

Description

Express HDP Upgrade

AMBARI-13407

New Express Upgrade option for HDP upgrades. See the Ambari Upgrade Guide for more information.

Ambari Web User Inactivity Timeout

AMBARI-13419

Ability to configure automatic logout due to inactivity for Ambari Web users. See the Ambari Reference Guide for more information.

Manage KDC Admin Credentials

AMBARI-13449

Ability to store and manage the KDC Admin credentials. See the Ambari Security Guide for more information.

Export Metric Widget Graph

AMBARI-13313

Ability to export the Ambari Web metric widget graph data in CSV or JSON format.

User Configurable timezones

AMBARI-13293

Ability for users to set timezone used to display Ambari Web metric widget graphs.

Customizable time range for graphs

AMBARI-13331

Ability to customize the time range display for Ambari Web Dashboard and Host Details pages.

Blueprints: Ranger

AMBARI-13421

This feature is Technical Preview.

Support for installing a cluster via a Blueprint that includes Ranger components, Ranger plugins and Ranger HA configuration.

Blueprints: Kerberos

AMBARI-13431

This feature is Technical Preview.

Support for installing a cluster via a Blueprint that has Kerberos enabled.

Blueprints: Recommendations

AMBARI-13487

This feature is Technical Preview.

Support for applying Stack Advisor recommendations when installing a cluster via a Blueprint.

Ranger Guided Configs

AMBARI-13263

Service Configs for Ranger include new UI controls and improved organization/layout.