Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: The Case for Apache Hadoop
- Why Hadoop?
- Fundamental Concepts
- Core Hadoop Components
Module 2: Hadoop Cluster Installation
- Rationale for a Cluster Management Solution
- Cloudera Manager Features
- Cloudera Manager Installation
- Hadoop (CDH) Installation
Module 3: The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
- HDFS Features
- Writing and Reading Files
- NameNode Memory Considerations
- Overview of HDFS Security
- Web UIs for HDFS
- Using the Hadoop File Shell
Module 4: MapReduce and Spark on YARN
- The Role of Computational Frameworks
- YARN: The Cluster Resource Manager
- MapReduce Concepts
- Apache Spark Concepts
- Running Computational Frameworks on YARN
- Exploring YARN Applications Through the Web UIs, and the Shell
- YARN Application Logs
Module 5: Hadoop Configuration and Daemon Logs
- Cloudera Manager Constructs for Managing Configurations
- Locating Configurations and Applying Configuration Changes
- Managing Role Instances and Adding Services
- Configuring the HDFS Service
- Configuring Hadoop Daemon Logs
- Configuring the YARN Service
Module 6: Getting Data Into HDFS
- Ingesting Data From External Sources With Flume
- Ingesting Data From Relational Databases With Sqoop
- REST Interfaces
- Best Practices for Importing Data
Module 7: Planning Your Hadoop Cluster
- General Planning Considerations
- Choosing the Right Hardware
- Virtualization Options
- Network Considerations
- Configuring Nodes
Module 8: Installing and Configuring Hive, Impala and Pig
- Hive
- Impala
- Pig
Module 9: Hadoop Clients Including Hue
- What Are Hadoop Clients?
- Installing and Configuring Hadoop Clients
- Installing and Configuring Hue
- Hue Authentication and Authorization
Module 10: Advanced Cluster Configuration
- Advanced Configuration Parameters
- Configuring Hadoop Ports
- Configuring HDFS for Rack Awareness
- Configuring HDFS High Availability
Module 11: Hadoop Security
- Why Hadoop Security Is Important
- Hadoop’s Security System Concepts
- What Kerberos Is and how it Works
- Securing a Hadoop Cluster With Kerberos
- Other Security Concepts
Module 12: Managing Resources
- Configuring cgroups with Static Service Pools
- The Fair Scheduler
- Configuring Dynamic Resource Pools
- YARN Memory and CPU Settings
- Impala Query Scheduling
Module 13: Cluster Maintenance
- Checking HDFS Status
- Copying Data Between Clusters
- Adding and Removing Cluster Nodes
- Rebalancing the Cluster
- Directory Snapshots
- Cluster Upgrading
Module 14: Cluster Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Cloudera Manager Monitoring Features
- Monitoring Hadoop Clusters
- Troubleshooting Hadoop Clusters
- Common Misconfigurations