What's New in EEP 9.1.2

Summarizes the new features and product updates in Ecosystem Pack (EEP) 9.1.2.

EEP 9.1.2 can be used with core 7.4.0 or 7.3.0 (requires core patch 7.3.0.1 or newer) or 7.2.0 (requires core patch 7.2.0.4 or newer). For more information about EEP and core version support, see EEP Support and Lifecycle Status.

EEP 9.1.2 Versions and Features

EEP 9.1.2 introduced no new components. EEP 9.1.2 provided significant updates to several components. Other components received minor updates. The following table summarizes the significant version updates in EEP 9.1.2:
Component EEP 9.1.1 Version EEP 9.1.2 Version
Airflow 2.5.1.0 2.6.1.0
Data Access Gateway 6.0.0.0 6.1.0.0
Spark 3.3.2.0 3.3.2.100

To compare the versions of various components in different EEPs, see Component Versions for Released EEPs.

Airflow 2.6.1.0 Support

EEP 9.1.2 updates Airflow to version 2.6.1.0 and provides several updates to user impersonation functionality. See Airflow 2.6.1.0 - 2307 (EEP 9.1.2) Release Notes.

Data Access Gateway 6.1.0.0 Support

Data Access Gateway 6.1 adds the following:
  • Full support for distributed Kafka Wire Protocol service.
  • Support for Python, Go, Scala, C Kafka, and Node.js clients.
  • Improved overall cluster throughput by distributing topic partitions evenly among all Data Access Gateway nodes.

Data Access Gateway 6.1 can be used with core 7.4.0, 7.3.0, and 7.2.0. However, Kafka Wire Service protocol is only available for Data Access Gateway 6.1 on core 7.4.0. When using Data Access Gateway 6.1 with core 7.3.0 or 7.2.0, Kafka Wire Protocol service is disabled. See Data Access Gateway 6.1 Release Notes.

Hadoop 3.3.5.0 Support

EEP 9.1.2 updates Hadoop to version 3.3.5.0, backporting all commits from the 3.3.5.0 release and providing several defect fixes and CVE fixes. See Hadoop 3.3.5.0 - 2307 (EEP 9.1.2) Release Notes.

Support for JDK 11 and JDK 17

EEP 9.1.2 and core 7.4.0 can be used with JDK 11 or JDK 17. However, Installer 1.18.0.3 is not supported on JDK 17. Therefore, installations of or upgrades to EEP 9.1.2 and core 7.4.0 must be performed manually. See Java Support Matrix and Installer Updates.

Monitoring components currently are not compatible with JRE or JDK 17 in EEP 9.1.2. For more information, see this knowledge article.

Discontinued Components

The following components are present in earlier ecosystem packs but are not included in EEP 9.1.2:
  • Flume
  • Oozie
  • Pig
  • S3 Gateway
  • Sqoop

For more information, see Discontinued Ecosystem Components.

Enabling Hive With JDK 17

EEP 9.1.2 can be used with JDK 17. Some additional configuration steps are required to enable Hive 3.1.3.300 for use in a JDK 17 installation. See Considerations for JDK 17.

Installer Support for EEP 9.1.2

Installer 1.18.0.3 supports EEP 9.1.2 and previously released EEPs. For a list of the EEPs that are supported by different versions of the Installer, see Installer EEP Support.

Installer 1.18.0.3 is not supported for use with JDK 17. In addition, Installer 1.18.0.x cannot be used with older versions of Ubuntu. For more information, see Selecting an Installer Version to Use.

EEP Upgrades

If your cluster is running EEP 8.0.0 or 8.1.0, you can upgrade to Ecosystem Pack 9.x.x.

For information about upgrading to core 7.4.0 and EEP 9.1.2, see:

EEP 9.1.2 Ecosystem Components and Release Notes

For a list of the EEP 9.1.2 components and their release notes, see Ecosystem Pack 9.1.2 Release Notes.