Overview
Take your knowledge to the next level with Cloudera’s Administrator Training and Certification. Cloudera University’s four-day administrator training course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of all the steps necessary to operate and maintain a Hadoop cluster using Cloudera Manager. From installation and configuration through load balancing and tuning, this training course is the best preparation for the real-world challenges faced by Cloudera administrators.
Hands-On Hadoop
Through instructor-led discussion and interactive, hands-on exercises, participants will navigate the Hadoop ecosystem, learning topics such as:
- The internals of YARN, MapReduce, and HDFS
- Determining the correct hardware and infrastructure for your cluster
- Proper cluster configuration and deployment to integrate with the data center
- How to load data into the cluster from dynamically-generated files using Flume and from RDBMS using Sqoop
- Configuring the FairScheduler to provide service-level agreements for multiple users of a cluster
- Best practices for preparing and maintaining Apache Hadoop in production
- Troubleshooting, diagnosing, tuning, and solving Hadoop issues
Audience & Prerequisites
This course is best suited to systems administrators and IT managers who have basic Linux experience. Prior knowledge of Apache Hadoop is not required.
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CCA Administrator Certification
Administrators who earn CCA Administrator have demonstrated technical knowledge in the ability to configure, deploy, maintain, and secure an Apache Hadoop cluster.
Course Contents
Introduction
The Case for Apache Hadoop
- Why Hadoop?
- Fundamental Concepts
- Core Hadoop Components
Hadoop Cluster Installation
- Rationale for a Cluster Management Solution
- Cloudera Manager Features
- Cloudera Manager Installation
- Hadoop (CDH) Installation
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
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
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
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
Planning Your Hadoop Cluster
- General Planning Considerations
- Choosing the Right Hardware
- Virtualization Options*
- Network Considerations
- Configuring Nodes
Installing and Configuring Hive, Impala, and Pig
- Hive
- Impala
- Pig
Hadoop Clients Including Hue
- What Are Hadoop Clients?
- Installing and Configuring Hadoop Clients
- Installing and Configuring Hue
- Hue Authentication and Authorization
Advanced Cluster Configuration
- Advanced Configuration Parameters
- Configuring Hadoop Ports
- Configuring HDFS for Rack Awareness
- Configuring HDFS High Availability
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
Managing Resources
- Configuring cgroups with Static Service Pools
- The Fair Scheduler
- Configuring Dynamic Resource Pools
- YARN Memory and CPU Settings
- Impala Query Scheduling
Cluster Maintenance
- Checking HDFS Status
- Copying Data Between Clusters
- Adding and Removing Cluster Nodes
- Rebalancing the Cluster
- Directory Snapshots
- Cluster Upgrading
Cluster Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Cloudera Manager Monitoring Features
- Monitoring Hadoop Clusters
- Troubleshooting Hadoop Clusters
- Common Misconfigurations
Conclusion
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Administrator Certification
Upon completion of the course, attendees are encouraged to continue their study and register for the Cloudera Certified Administrator (CCA) exam. Certification is a great differentiator. It helps establish you as a leader in the field, providing employers and customers with tangible evidence of your skills and expertise.
Advance your career
Cloudera Administrators are among the most in-demand roles. Check out some of the job opportunities currently listed that match the professional profile, many of which seek CCA qualification.
Private training
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