Automating Your Cluster with Cloudera Manager API
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API access was a new feature introduced in Cloudera Manager 4.0 (download free edition here.). Although not visible in the UI, this feature is very powerful, providing programmatic access to cluster operations (such as configuration and restart) and monitoring information (such as health and metrics). This article walks through an example of setting up a 4-node HDFS and MapReduce cluster via the Cloudera Manager (CM) API.
Cloudera Manager API Basics
The CM API is an HTTP REST API, using JSON serialization. The API is served on the same host and port as the CM web UI, and does not require an extra process or extra configuration. The API supports HTTP Basic Authentication, accepting the same users and credentials as the Web UI. API users have the same privileges as they do in the web UI world.
You can read the full API documentation here.
We are nearing mid-September so the holiday season will be here before long. It isn’t too early to start planning on price/hardware break points.
This will help configure a HDFS and MapReduce cluster on your holiday hardware.