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Roles Required for Installation and Troubleshooting

You need the Ambari Admin or Cluster Admin roles to install Hortonworks DPS, add clusters to Ambari, troubleshoot cluster issues, and so forth.

See the Apache Ambari documentation for further details about these roles.

Ambari Admin

You must have the Ambari Admin role to perform many of the cluster and service troubleshooting actions in Ambari. The Ambari Admin cannot access DPS Platform or any enabled service in DPS Platform.

You can perform the following actions with the Ambari Admin role:

  • Manage all aspects of Ambari

  • Install HDP by using the Ambari installation wizard

  • Install the DLM Engine (Beacon) management pack and configure the DLM Engine

  • Start and stop the DLM Engine and troubleshoot cluster problems

Cluster Admin

You must have the Cluster Admin role to perform many of the cluster and service troubleshooting actions in Ambari. The Cluster Admin cannot access DPS Platform or any enabled service in DPS Platform.

You can perform the following actions with the Cluster Admin role:

  • Manage a cluster, its hosts, and services

  • Create clusters to be registered with DPS Platform

  • Start and stop the DLM Engine and troubleshoot cluster problems

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