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Meeting Minimum System Requirements

To run Hortonworks Data Platform, your system must meet minimum requirements.

Hardware Recommendations

Although there is no single hardware requirement for installing HDP, there are some basic guidelines. A complete installation of HDP 2.5.0 consumes about 6.5 GB of disk space. For more information about HDP hardware recommendations, see the HDP Cluster Planning Guide.

Operating System Requirements

Refer to the HDP 2.5.0 Release Notes for information on supported operating systems.

Software Requirements

You must install the following software on each of your hosts:

  • apt-get (for Ubuntu and Debian)

  • chkconfig (Ubuntu and Debian)

  • curl

  • php_curl (for SLES)

  • reposync (might not be installed by default on all SLES hosts)

  • rpm (for RHEL, CentOS, or SLES)

  • scp

  • tar

  • unzip

  • wget

  • yum (for RHEL or CentOS)

  • zypper (for SLES)

In addition, if you are creating local mirror repositories as part of the installation process and you are using RHEL, CentOS, or SLES), then on the mirror repo server you need the following utilities:

  • createrepo

  • reposync

  • yum-utils

See Deploying HDP in Production Data Centers with Firewalls.

JDK Requirements

Your system must have the correct Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on all cluster nodes. Refer to the HDP 2.5.0 Release Notes for information on supported JDKs.

[Important]Important

Before enabling Kerberos in the cluster, you must deploy the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) security policy files on all hosts in the cluster. See Installing the JCE for more information.

The following sections describe how to install and configure the JDK.

Manually Installing Oracle JDK

Use the following instructions to manually install Oracle JDK:

  1. If you do not have a /usr/java directory, create one:

    mkdir /usr/java

  2. Download the Oracle 64-bit JDK (jdk-7u67-linux-x64.tar.gz or jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz) from the Oracle download site.

  3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase7-521261.html or http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html.

  4. Copy the downloaded jdk.tar.gz file to the /usr/java directory.

  5. Navigate to the /usr/java directory and extract the jdk.tar.gz file:

    cd /usr/java && tar zxvf jdk-7u67-linux-x64.tar.gz
                  or
    cd /usr/java  tar zxvf jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz

    The JDK files are extracted into a /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_67 directory or a /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_51 directory.

  6. Create a symbolic link (symlink) to the JDK:

    ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_67 /usr/java/default

    or

    ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_51 /usr/java/default

  7. Set the JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variables:

    export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default 
    export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
  8. Verify that Java is installed in your environment:

    java -version

    You should see output similar to the following:

    java version "1.7.0_67"
    Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_67-b01)
    Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.67-b01, mixed mode) 

Manually Installing OpenJDK 7

OpenJDK7 on HDP 2.5.0 does not work if you are using SLES as your OS. Use the following instructions to manually install OpenJDK 7 on a Linux OS other than SLES:

  1. Check your currently installed version from a terminal window:

    java -version

  2. If the JDK version is earlier than 7, uninstall it, as in the following example using CentOS:

    rpm -qa | grep java

    yum remove {java-1.*}

  3. If you followed Step 2, verify that Java is uninstalled:

    which java

  4. (Optional) Download OpenJDK 7 RPMs from the appropriate command line:

    RedHat, CentOS, or Oracle Linux:

    yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel

    Ubuntu or Debian:

    apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

  5. (Optional) Create symbolic links (symlinks) to the JDK:

    mkdir /usr/java

    ln -s /usr/hdp/current/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.51.x86_64 /usr/java/default

    ln -s /usr/java/default/bin/java /usr/bin/java

  6. (Optional) Set your environment to define JAVA_HOME to put the Java Virtual Machine and the Java compiler on your path:

    export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default 
    export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
  7. (Optional) Verify that Java is installed in your environment by running the following command from the command-line console:

    java -version

    You should see output similar to the following:

    openjdk version "1.7.0"
    OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0)
    OpenJDK Client VM (build 20.6-b01, mixed mode)

Manually Installing the JCE

Unless you are using OpenJDK with unlimited-strength JCE, you must manually install the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) security policy files on all hosts in the cluster:

  1. Obtain the JCE policy file appropriate for the JDK version in your cluster:

  2. Save the policy file archive in a temporary location.

  3. On each host in the cluster, add the unlimited security policy JCE jars to $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/security/.

    For example, run the following command to extract the policy jars into the JDK installed on your host:

    unzip -o -j -q jce_policy-8.zip -d /usr/jdk64/jdk1.8.0_60/jre/lib/security/

Metastore Database Requirements

If you are installing Apache projects Hive and HCatalog, Oozie, Hue, or Ranger, you must install a database to store metadata information in the metastore. You can either use an existing database instance or install a new instance manually.

Refer to the HDP 2.5.0 Release Notes for information on supported metastore databases.

Metastore Database Prerequisites

The database administrator must create the following users and specify the following values:

  • For Apache Hive: hive_dbname, hive_dbuser, and hive_dbpasswd.

  • For Apache Oozie: oozie_dbname, oozie_dbuser, and oozie_dbpasswd.

    [Note]Note

    By default, Hive uses the Derby database for the metastore. However, Derby is not supported for production systems.

  • For Hue: Hue user name and Hue user password

  • For Apache Ranger: RANGER_ADMIN_DB_NAME

Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL

The following instructions explain how to install PostgreSQL as the metastore database. See your third-party documentation for instructions on how to install other supported databases.

Installing PostgreSQL on RHEL, CentOS, and Oracle Linux

Use the following instructions to install a new instance of PostgreSQL:

  1. Using a terminal window, connect to the host machine where you plan to deploy a PostgreSQL instance:

    yum install postgresql-server

  2. Start the instance:

    /etc/init.d/postgresql start

    For some newer versions of PostgreSQL, you might need to execute the command /etc/init.d/postgresql initdb.

  3. Reconfigure PostgreSQL server:

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file.

      Change the value of #listen_addresses = 'localhost' to listen_addresses = '*'.

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file.

      Remove comments from the "port = " line and specify the port number (default 5432).

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf file by adding

      the following:

      host all all 0.0.0.0/0 trust

    • If you are using PostgreSQL v9.1 or later, add the following to the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file:

      standard_conforming_strings = off

  4. Create users for PostgreSQL server by logging

    in as the root user and entering the following syntax:

    echo "CREATE DATABASE $dbname;" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres
    echo "CREATE USER $user WITH PASSWORD '$passwd';" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres
    echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE $dbname TO $user;" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres
    

    The previous syntax should have the following values:

    • $postgres is the postgres user.

    • $user is the user you want to create.

    • $dbname is the name of your PostgreSQL database.

    [Note]Note

    For access to the Hive metastore, you must create hive_dbuser after Hive has been installed, and for access to the Oozie metastore, you must create oozie_dbuser after Oozie has been installed.

  5. On the Hive metastore host, install the connector:

    yum install postgresql-jdbc*

  6. Confirm that the .jar file is in the Java share directory:

    ls -l /usr/share/java/postgresql-jdbc.jar

Installing PostgreSQL on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

To install a new instance of PostgreSQL:

  1. Connect to the host machine where you plan to deploy the PostgreSQL instance.

    At a terminal window, enter:

    zypper install postgresql-server

  2. Start the instance.

    /etc/init.d/postgresql start

    [Note]Note

    For some newer versions of PostgreSQL, you might need to execute the command:

    /etc/init.d/postgresql initdb

  3. Reconfigure the PostgreSQL server:

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file.

      Change the value of #listen_addresses = 'localhost' to listen_addresses = '*'

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file.

      Change the port setting #port = 5432 to port = 5432

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf file.

      Add the following:

      host all all 0.0.0.0/0 trust

    • Optional: If you are using PostgreSQL v9.1 or later, add the following to the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file:

      standard_conforming_strings = off

  4. Create users for PostgreSQL server.

    Log in as the root and enter:

    echo "CREATE DATABASE $dbname;" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres
    echo "CREATE USER $user WITH PASSWORD '$passwd';" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres
    echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE $dbname TO $user;" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres

    Where:

    • $postgres is the postgres user

    • $user is the user you want to create

    • $dbname is the name of your PostgreSQL database

    [Note]Note

    For access to the Hive metastore, create hive_dbuser after Hive has been installed, and for access to the Oozie metastore, create oozie_dbuser after Oozie has been installed.

  5. On the Hive Metastore host, install the connector.

    zypper install -y postgresql-jdbc

  6. Copy the connector .jar file to the Java share directory.

    cp /usr/share/pgsql/postgresql-*.jdbc3.jar /usr/share/java/postgresql-jdbc.jar

  7. Confirm that the .jar is in the Java share directory.

    ls /usr/share/java/postgresql-jdbc.jar

  8. Change the access mode of the .jar file to 644.

    chmod 644 /usr/share/java/postgresql-jdbc.jar

Installing PostgreSQL on Ubuntu and Debian

To install a new instance of PostgreSQL:

  1. Connect to the host machine where you plan to deploy PostgreSQL instance.

    At a terminal window, enter:

    apt-get install postgresql-server

  2. Start the instance.

    [Note]Note

    For some newer versions of PostgreSQL, you might need to execute the command:

    /etc/init.d/postgresql initdb

  3. Reconfigure PostgreSQL server:

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file.

      Change the value of #listen_addresses = 'localhost' to listen_addresses = '*'

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file.

      Change the port setting from #port = 5432 to port = 5432

    • Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf

      Add the following:

      host all all 0.0.0.0/0 trust

    • Optional: If you are using PostgreSQL v9.1 or later, add the following to the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file:

      standard_conforming_strings = off

  4. Create users for PostgreSQL server.

    Log in as the root and enter:

    echo "CREATE DATABASE $dbname;" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres
    echo "CREATE USER $user WITH PASSWORD '$passwd';" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres
    echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE $dbname TO $user;" | sudo -u $postgres psql -U postgres 

    Where:

    $postgres is the postgres user, $user is the user you want to create, and $dbname is the name of your PostgreSQL database.

    [Note]Note

    For access to the Hive metastore, create hive_dbuser after Hive has been installed, and for access to the Oozie metastore, create oozie_dbuser after Oozie has been installed.

  5. On the Hive Metastore host, install the connector.

    apt-get install -y libpostgresql-jdbc-java

  6. Copy the connector .jar file to the Java share directory.

    cp /usr/share/java/postgresql-*jdbc3.jar /usr/share/java/postgresql-jdbc.jar

  7. Confirm that the .jar is in the Java share directory.

    ls /usr/share/java/postgresql-jdbc.jar

  8. Change the access mode of the .jar file to 644.

    chmod 644 /usr/share/java/postgresql-jdbc.jar

Installing and Configuring MySQL

This section describes how to install MySQL as the metastore database. For instructions on how to install other supported databases, see your third-party documentation.

[Important]Important

When you use MySQL as your Hive metastore, you must use mysql-connector-java-5.1.35.zip or later JDBC driver.

Installing MySQL on RHEL and CentOS

To install a new instance of MySQL:

  1. Connect to the host machine you plan to use for Hive and HCatalog.

  2. Install MySQL server.

    From a terminal window, enter:

    yum install mysql-server (for CentOS 6.6)

    yum install mysql-community-release For CentOS 7.x, install MySQL server from the HDP-Utils repository.

  3. Start the instance.

    /etc/init.d/mysqld start

  4. Set the root user password using the following command format:

    mysqladmin -u root password $mysqlpassword

    For example, use the following command to set the password to "root":

    mysqladmin -u root password root

  5. Remove unnecessary information from log and STDOUT:

    mysqladmin -u root 2>&1 >/dev/null

  6. Log in to MySQL as the root user:

    mysql -u root -proot

    In this syntax, "root" is the root user password.

  7. Log in as the root user, create the “dbuser,” and grant dbuser adequate privileges:

    [root@c6402 /]# mysql -u root -proot
    
    Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
    Your MySQL connection id is 11
    Server version: 5.1.73 Source distribution
    
    Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
    
    Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
    affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
    owners.
    
    Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
    
    mysql> CREATE USER 'dbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'dbuser';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> CREATE USER 'dbuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'dbuser';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'%';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> 
  8. Use the exit command to exit MySQL.

  9. You should now be able to reconnect to the database as "dbuser" by using the following command:

    mysql -u dbuser -pdbuser

    After testing the dbuser login, use the exit command to exit MySQL.

  10. Install the MySQL connector .jar file:

    yum install mysql-connector-java*

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

To install a new instance of MySQL:

  1. Connect to the host machine you plan to use for Hive and HCatalog.

  2. Install MySQL server.

    From a terminal window, enter:

    zypper install mysql-server

  3. Start the instance:

    /etc/init.d/mysqld start

  4. Set the root user password by using the following command format:

    mysqladmin -u root password $mysqlpassword

    For example, to set the password to "root", use the following command:

    mysqladmin -u root password root

  5. Remove unnecessary information from log and STDOUT:

    mysqladmin -u root 2>&1 >/dev/null

  6. Log in to MySQL as the root user:

    mysql -u root -proot

  7. Log in as the root user, create dbuser, and grant dbuser adequate privileges:

    [root@c6402 /]# mysql -u root -proot
    
    Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
    Your MySQL connection id is 11
    Server version: 5.1.73 Source distribution
    
    Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
    
    Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
    affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
    owners.
    
    Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
    
    mysql> CREATE USER 'dbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'dbuser';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> CREATE USER 'dbuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'dbuser';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'%';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> 
  8. Use the exit command to exit MySQL.

  9. You should now be able to reconnect to the database as dbuser by using the following command:

    mysql -u dbuser -pdbuser

    After testing the dbuser login, use the exit command to exit MySQL.

  10. Install the MySQL connector .jar file:

    zypper install mysql-connector-java*

Ubuntu/Debian

To install a new instance of MySQL:

  1. Connect to the host machine you plan to use for Hive and HCatalog.

  2. Install MySQL server.

    From a terminal window, enter:

    apt-get install mysql-server

  3. Start the instance.

    /etc/init.d/mysql start

  4. Set the root user password using the following command format:

    mysqladmin -u root password $mysqlpassword

    For example, to set the password to "root":

    mysqladmin -u root password root

  5. Remove unnecessary information from log and STDOUT.

    mysqladmin -u root 2>&1 >/dev/null

  6. Log in to MySQL as the root user:

    mysql -u root -proot

  7. Log in as the root user, create the dbuser, and grant it adequate privileges.

    This user provides access to the Hive metastore. Use the following series of commands (shown here with the returned responses) to create dbuser with password dbuser.

    [root@c6402 /]# mysql -u root -proot
    
    Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
    Your MySQL connection id is 11
    Server version: 5.1.73 Source distribution
    
    Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
    
    Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
    affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
    owners.
    
    Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
    
    mysql> CREATE USER 'dbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'dbuser';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> CREATE USER 'dbuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'dbuser';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'%';
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'dbuser'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
    
    mysql> 
  8. Use the exit command to exit MySQL.

  9. You should now be able to reconnect to the database as dbuser, using the following command:

    mysql -u dbuser -pdbuser

    After testing the dbuser login, use the exit command to exit MySQL.

  10. Install the MySQL connector JAR file.

    apt-get install mysql-connector-java*

Configuring Oracle as the Metastore Database

You can select Oracle as the metastore database. For instructions on how to install the databases, see your third-party documentation. To configure Oracle as the Hive Metastore, install HDP and Hive, and then follow the instructions in "Set up Oracle DB for use with Hive Metastore" in this guide.