Step 2: Use the cloud wizard to provision new cloud instances and install Cloudera Manager and CDH packages.
- Log into the Cloudera Manager admin console on your EC2 instance: <public
hostname>:7180.
- The initial user name and password are admin.
- The Welcome Page appears.
- Please note the Warning that is presented.
Warning:
Instances provisioned on AWS EC2 by this wizard are instance store-based, so all data will be lost when an instance is stopped or terminated.
- Provide the instance specifications:
- Choose your OS: currently supported are Ubuntu 12.04 or Centos 6.3.
- Alternatively, you may use a custom AMI:
- Make sure the AMI is in the same region as Cloudera Manager server!
- Specify the username Cloudera Manager should use to SSH in. This is usually "ubuntu" on Ubuntu systems, and "ec2-user" on most other Linux images on EC2.
- Choose the type of EC2 instances you want to provision:
- Note that instances not matching the minimum requirements were deliberately removed from the list.
- Specify the number of instances you wish to provision.
- Specify the group name (string).
- This string will be included in the name of your instances and the security group and key pair, which will be created by Cloudera Manager.
- Provide credentials:
- Enter the AWS Access and Secret key. To create new ones, follow these
instructions:
- Go to https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.
- Click Users.
- Check the box next to the desired user, scroll down and click Manage Access Keys.
- Copy the new keys and paste them to the inputs.
- Choose the instance authentication method: Either:
- Let Cloudera Manager create a new SSH key pair for your instances. You will be able to download the private key later to SSH into the new instances. --- OR —
- Import and upload your own key:
- In the console, go to Key Pairs.
- Click Import Key.
- Select your private key file, specify the name and click Yes, Import.
- Enter the AWS Access and Secret key. To create new ones, follow these
instructions:
- Review the Installation Settings:
- You may go back if you want to correct any information you provided in the previous steps.
- Once the instances are provisioned, you must terminate them if you need to modify the installation settings.
- Click Start Installation.
- Provision new instances. Once instances are provisioned:
- Download the private SSH key if you chose to create one.
- Remember to terminate the instances (through the AWS EC2 console).
- The wizard leads you through the installation steps:
- Install Cloudera Manager and CDH packages.
- Run the Host Inspector.
- Start all Services.