4.2. Improvements for HDP-1.2.4

  • Apache Ambari upgraded to version 1.2.3-rc0. For details, see Patch information for Ambari.

    To upgrade Ambari server, follow the instructions provided here.

    This version of Apache Ambari supports the following features:

    • Added support for Oracle Linux.

    • Added support for heterogenous Operating System installs.

    • Added support for customizing the Ganglia service account.

    • Added support for customizing the Hive Metastore log directory.

    • Heatmaps now include HBase. For more information, see here.

    • Improved Job Charts. For more information, see here.

  • Apache HBase updated to version 0.94.5.

  • Apache Flume updated to version 1.3.1.

  • Hive upgraded to version 0.10.0.24. Use the following instructions to upgrade Hive:

    • Option I - Upgrade using Ambari:

      1. Stop Hive and WebHCat services using the Ambari UI.

      2. Execute the following commands on the Hive Server machine:

        • For RHEL:

          yum clean all
          yum update hive hcatalog webhcat-tar-hive

        • For SLES:

          zypper clean all
          zypper up -r Updates-HDP-1.2.1 

          This command will upgrade the hive, hcatalog, and webhcat-tar-hive packages in your environment.

          [Important]Important

          For a multinode cluster, ensure that you also update the host machine where Hive client is installed. On the client machine, execute the following command:

          • For RHEL/CentOS:

            yum update hive catalog

          • For SLES:

            zypper up -r Updates-HDP-1.2.1

      3. Start Hive and WebHCat services using the Ambari UI.

    • Option II - Upgrade manually:

      1. Stop Hive and WebHCat services using the instructions provided here.

      2. Execute the following commands on the Hive Server machine:

        • For RHEL:

          yum clean all
          yum update hive hcatalog webhcat-tar-hive

        • For SLES:

          zypper clean all
          zypper up -r Updates-HDP-1.2.1

          This command will upgrade the hive, hcatalog, and webhcat-tar-hive packages in your environment.

          [Important]Important

          For a multinode cluster, ensure that you also update the host machine where Hive client is installed. On the client machine, execute the following command:

          • For RHEL/CentOS:

            yum update hive catalog

          • For SLES:

            zypper up -r Updates-HDP-1.2.1

      3. Start Hive and WebHCat services using the Ambari UI using the instructions provided here.


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