About Release 7.9.0
This site contains documentation for HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric release 7.9.0, including installation, configuration, administration, and reference content, as well as content for the associated ecosystem components and drivers.
7.9.0 Installation
This section contains information about installing and upgrading HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric software. It also contains information about how to migrate data and applications from an Apache Hadoop cluster to a HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster.
7.9.0 Data Fabric
HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is the industry-leading data platform for AI and analytics that solves enterprise business needs.
7.9.0 Administration
This section describes how to manage the nodes and services that make up a cluster.
7.9.0 Development
This section contains information related to application development for Ezmeral ecosystem components and HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric products, including the file system, Database (Key-Value and JSON), and Event Streams.
Other Docs
This section contains release-independent information, including: Installer documentation, Ecosystem release notes, interoperability matrices, security vulnerabilities, and links to other data-fabric version documentation.
- Products Covered in the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Documentation
  This section lists the products covered in the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric documentation portal and provides links to the related product documentation.
- Installer
  You must download and run the Installer setup script before you can start the Installer web interface or issue Installer Stanza commands.
- Interoperability Matrices
  This section provides tables that show the operating system (OS), JDK, ecosystem, and data-fabric client support for the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric. Check these tables for information about software compatibility.
  - Understand Software Versions
    Understanding the version numbers used by core, Ecosystem Packs (EEPs), EEP components, and patches can help you keep your software up to date and plan for upgrades.
  - Operating System Support Matrix
    The tables on this page show the Linux operating-system versions that are supported for HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric releases.
  - Understand the Core Lifecycle
    Describes the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric core lifecycle and defines the lifecycle stages, which are Active, In Maintenance, and End of Maintenance.
  - Understand the EEP Lifecycle
    This page describes the EEP lifecycle and defines the lifecycle stages, which are Active, In Maintenance, and End of Maintenance.
  - Core Support and Lifecycle Status
    This page shows the support and lifecycle status for all versions of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric core software.
  - EEP Support and Lifecycle Status
    This page shows the EEPs that are supported for different core releases and the current lifecycle status for each EEP.
  - EEP Components and OS Support
    Ecosystem Packs consist of ecosystem components and monitoring components that can run on a variety of operating systems.
  - Discontinued Ecosystem Components
    Provides information about discontinued ecosystem components.
  - Component Versions for Released EEPs
    The published Ecosystem Packs (EEPs) contain different component versions with different features. Comparing the component versions can help you make decisions about installing or upgrading data-fabric software.
  - CSI Version Compatibility
    Shows the released versions of the Container Storage Interface (CSI) storage plugin and their compatibility with other components in a Kubernetes environment.
  - Java Support Matrix
    Shows the Java Development Kit versions supported by different HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric releases.
    - JRE Support
      Shows the JRE versiosns on which the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric can run.
    - Considerations for Java 17
      Summarizes known issues for using the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric in Java 17 environments.
  - Hadoop Protocol Versions
    Shows the Hadoop version for each Data Fabric core and EEP release.
  - Hadoop Client Compatibility
    Describes compatibility between Hadoop 2.x and Hadoop 3.x clients and servers.
  - Client Support Matrix
    This matrix shows which HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric releases are compatible with different data-fabric client OS versions.
  - Installer Support Matrix
    The tables on this page show the operating systems that are supported by the Installer.
  - Installer EEP Support
    This matrix shows which Installer versions support each Ecosystem Pack (EEP) version.
  - FIPS Support for Ecosystem Components
    If used with release 7.0.0 or later, most EEP components support the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1.
  - Security Support Matrix
    The tables in this section show component support for authentication, impersonation, and wire-level encryption.
  - Release History for EEPs
    This section shows the original release dates for all Ecosystem Packs (EEPs).
  - Ecosystem Support Matrix (Pre-5.2 releases)
    This section provides support matrices for key ecosystem components for pre-5.2 releases.
  - Data Access Gateway Support Matrix
    The table in this section shows supported core and EEP versions for Data Access Gateway.
  - Python Support Matrix
    The tables in this section show supported Python versions for EEP components and the Python OJAI Client.
  - Third-Party Storage Solutions
    Describes global-namespace support for software-defined storage technologies, including Scality, WEKA, and VAST.
  - HPE Storage Solutions
    Describes HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric support for the HPE Alletra Storage Server 4100 series.
- Ecosystem Component Release Notes
  The following release notes contain information for the components included in the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
- Ecosystem Pack (EEP) Reference
  This section contains links to information that is specific to a given EEP.
- Control System Release Notes
  This section contains release notes for the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Control System.
- Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric Release Notes
  This section contains release notes for the Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric.
- Thin Client Release Notes
  This section contains release notes for the lightweight client applications that use the Data Access Gateway to send requests to the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
- Security Vulnerabilities
  This section describes how to find information about potential security vulnerabilities in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric software.
- Previous Versions
  This page contains links to the documentation for releases that are currently supported or have recently reached end-of-life.
- HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Edge
  This section contains information about HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Edge, which is a small footprint edition of the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric. HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Edge is designed to capture, process, and analyze IoT data close to the source.
- Support Articles in the HPE Support Center
  Data Fabric support articles moved to the HPE Support Center in 2022, changing the way you find and access the support articles.
- Doc Site Available as a PDF
  Provides a link to the downloadable PDF file containing all the information for the current release.
- Product Licensing
  Provides information related to product licensing.
- Other Resources
  This page provides links to additional resources such as on-demand training, videos, blogs, and the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric community.
- Contact HPE
  Provides a link to contact HPE Sales or Support.
Glossary
Definitions for commonly used terms in MapR Converged Data Platform environments.

Considerations for Java 17

Summarizes known issues for using the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric in Java 17 environments.

Note the following known issues (with workarounds) or special considerations for using the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric with Java 17:

Issue	See for More Information
Windows client setup can fail in a Java 17 environment.	CORE-960 known issue in Known Issues (Release 7.9)
Exception error messages when using Hive with Java 17.	See Considerations for Hive on JDK 17 and Known Issues and Limitations in Hive 3.1.3.500 - 2401 (EEP 9.2.1) Release Notes

Issue

See for More Information

Windows client setup can fail in a Java 17 environment.

CORE-960 known issue in Known Issues (Release 7.9)

Exception error messages when using Hive with Java 17.

See Considerations for Hive on JDK 17

and

Known Issues and Limitations in Hive 3.1.3.500 - 2401 (EEP 9.2.1) Release Notes

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HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric – Customer-Managed 7.9.0 Documentation
Abstract	This site contains documentation for the customer-managed platform of the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric version 7.9.0 including installation, configuration, administration, and reference content, as well as content for the associated bundled ecosystem components and drivers.
Published	November 2024
Edition	7.9.0