About Release 8.0.0
This site contains documentation for HPE Data Fabric release 8.0.0, including installation, configuration, administration, and reference content, as well as content for the associated ecosystem components and drivers.
8.0.0 Installation
This section contains information about installing HPE 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.
- Planning the Cluster
  Describes information and factors used in planning your cluster.
- Installation Methods
  Describes different ways to install the HPE Data Fabric.
  - Installing with a Seed Node
    Describes how to install the platform using a seed node and the Create Fabric interface.
  - Installing Manually
    Describes how to install HPE Data Fabric software and ecosystem components by using the command line.
    - Data Fabric Repositories and Packages
      Describes the repositories for Data Fabric software and the ecosystem components.
    - Package Dependencies
      Lists the interdependencies between packages across all the supported Operating Systems
    - Preparing Each Node
      Defines minimum requirements for each node in your cluster.
    - Installing without the Installer
      Describes how to install HPE Data Fabric software and ecosystem components manually.
      - Step 1: (Optional) Enable FIPS Mode
        If your cluster must be FIPS-compliant, you must enable FIPS mode at the operating system level before installing Data Fabric software. If FIPS compliance is not needed, you can skip this step.
      - Step 2: Import the Package Key
        Before you install Data Fabric packages, you must import the package key.
      - Step 3: Prepare Packages and Repositories
        To install services correctly, each node must have access to the package files.
        Using the Data Fabric Repository (Installation)
        This section describes how to make packages available through the HPE Data Fabric repository.
        Adding the Data Fabric Repository on RHEL, CentOS, or Oracle Linux
        This section describes how to install the Data Fabric repository.
        Adding the Data Fabric Repository on SUSE
        This section describes how to install the Data Fabric repository.
        Adding the Data Fabric Repository on Ubuntu
        This section describes how to install the Data Fabric repository.
        Using a Local Repository
        This section describes how to make packages available through a local repository.
        Using a Local Path with rpm or deb Package Files
        This section describes how to make packages available through a local path.
      - Step 4: Install Cluster Service Packages
        The installation process varies based on the location of your packages and the configuration of your cluster.
      - Step 5: Verify Installation Success
        To confirm success, check each node.
      - Step 6: Set Environment Variables
        Before starting ZooKeeper or Warden, you must complete this step.
      - Step 7: Configure Nodes
        Connect nodes to the cluster, configure security, and arrange node storage.
      - Step 8: Bring up the Cluster
        Before you can install monitoring or ecosystem components, you must enable the cluster by starting ZooKeeper and Warden and verifying the cluster installation status.
      - Step 9: Install Metrics Monitoring
        Metrics monitoring is part of monitoring, which also includes log monitoring. Monitoring components are available as part of the Ecosystem Pack (EEP) that you selected for the cluster.
      - Step 10: Install Log Monitoring
        Installing the monitoring logging components is optional. The logging components enable the collection, storage, and visualization of core logs, system logs, and ecosystem component logs. Monitoring components are available as part of the Ecosystem Pack (EEP) that you selected for the cluster.
      - Step 11: Install Ecosystem Components Manually
        You can install one or more ecosystem components from any Ecosystem Pack (EEP) that is supported by the Data Fabric cluster version. An EEP consists of a group of ecosystem components that work together.
      - Step 12: Run configure.sh
        Run configure.sh with the -R option to complete the configuration of ecosystem components that were added manually.
    - Configuring the Cluster
      Describes post-installation configuration tasks for HPE Data Fabric clusters.
  - Installing with the Installer
    Describes how to install HPE Data Fabric software and ecosystem components by using the legacy graphical user interface.
  - Installing with Stanzas
    Describes how you can install the HPE Data Fabric by using a Stanza.
  - Installing with an Ansible Script
    Describes how you can install the HPE Data Fabric by using an Ansible script.
- Installing the HPE Data Fabric File Store
  Describes how to install File Store software with or without the Installer.
- Installing the HPE Data Fabric Object Store
  Describes installation of the HPE Data Fabric Object Store software with or without the Installer.
- Installing Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric
  This section describes how to plan for and install the Container Storage Interface (CSI) Storage Plugin and the Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric FlexVolume Driver.
- Setting Up Clients and Services
  Describes how to set up and use interfaces to an HPE Data Fabric cluster from a client computer.
- Setting Up the Control System
  Describes how to configure and access the Control System.
- Migrating to the HPE Data Fabric
  Provides instructions for migrating business-critical data and applications from an Apache Hadoop cluster to an HPE Data Fabric cluster.
- Applying a Patch
  You can apply a patch by using the Installer, by using the command line (a manual process), or by using an Installer Stanza.
8.0.0 Upgrade
This section describes how to upgrade HPE Data Fabric software.
8.0.0 Data Fabric
HPE Data Fabric is the industry-leading data platform for AI and analytics that solves enterprise business needs.
8.0.0 Administration
This section describes how to manage the nodes and services that make up a cluster.
8.0.0 Development
This section contains information related to application development for Ezmeral ecosystem components and HPE 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.
Glossary
Definitions for commonly used terms in MapR Converged Data Platform environments.

Adding the Data Fabric Repository on SUSE

This section describes how to install the Data Fabric repository.

Prerequisites

To verify that a SUSE release is supported by the HPE Data Fabric, see Operating System Support Matrix.

Procedure

Change to the root user or use sudo.
Use the following command to add the repository for Data Fabric packages, replacing <version> with the version of Data Fabric software that you want to install:
For install on SLES 15 SP3 or earlier, use the following command:
```
zypper ar https://<email>:<token>@package.ezmeral.hpe.com/releases/v<version>/suse/ maprtech
```
For install on SLES 15 SP5, use the following command:
```
zypper ar https://<email>:<token>@package.ezmeral.hpe.com/releases/v<version>/suse15.5/ maprtech
```
IMPORTANT
For SUSE distributions, if your user name is an email address that includes special characters – such as the @ symbol – you must URL encode the special characters so that the correct email address is passed to the authentication protocols in the repository. For most email addresses, changing the @ symbol to %40 is sufficient. For example:
Unencoded email address: jane.smith@company.com
URL encoded email address: jane.smith%40company.com
To encode other special characters, see "URL Encoded Emails" at HPE Software Delivery Repository.
Use the following command to add the repository for ecosystem packages: (For the correct paths for all past releases, see the Data Fabric Repositories and Packages.)
```
zypper ar https://<email>:<token>@package.ezmeral.hpe.com/releases/MEP/MEP-<version>/suse/ maprecosystem
```
If your connection to the Internet is through a proxy server, you must set the http_proxy environment variable before installation:
```
http_proxy=http://<host>:<port>
              export http_proxy
```
Update the system package index by running the following command:
```
zypper refresh
```
Data Fabric packages require a compatibility package in order to install and run on SUSE. Execute the following command to install the SUSE compatibility package:
```
zypper install mapr-compat-suse
```

Installing sshpass

About this task

Before installing a cluster on a SUSE image, you must run the following command to install sshpass:

zypper --non-interactive -q --no-gpg-checks -p http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/oss/ install sshpass

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HPE Data Fabric 8.0.0 Software Documentation
Abstract	This site contains documentation for HPE Data Fabric Software version 8.0.0 including installation, configuration, administration, and reference content, as well as content for the associated bundled ecosystem components and drivers.
Published	November 2025
Edition	8.0.0
Topic last updated	2025-06-18