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 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.
  - Direct Access NFS™
    Describes how to configure Direct Access NFS to mount the file system to a local directory.
  - HPE Data Fabric Client
    Describes how to install the HPE Data Fabric client to run Hadoop commands, jobs, and applications from a client machine.
    - Installing the Data Fabric Client (Non-FIPS)
      This section describes how to prepare the client machine for the installation process in a non-FIPS environment.
    - Installing the Data Fabric Client (FIPS)
      This section describes how to prepare the client machine for the installation process in a FIPS environment.
    - Configuring the Windows Client
      Configuration of the Data Fabric client on Windows.
    - Installing the Hadoop Client
      Describes how to install the Hadoop client.
  - POSIX Clients
    Describes how to install the POSIX loopback NFS, and the FUSE-based POSIX clients.
  - PACC
    This container gives you seamless access to HPE Data Fabric cluster services.
  - Running Hadoop Commands on a Mac and Windows Client
    The location from which you run Hadoop commands depends on your machine.
  - Installing the MAST Gateway
    Describes how to install the Automated Storage Tiering (MAST) Gateway service.
  - Enabling Soft Mount and Setting the Timeout
    Describes how to enable soft mount, and set the RPC timeout for HPE Data Fabric components.
  - Troubleshooting
    Describes changes to core-site.xml file to troubleshoot issues.
- 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.

HPE Data Fabric Client

Describes how to install the HPE Data Fabric client to run Hadoop commands, jobs, and applications from a client machine.

You can use the client to:

Submit MapReduce applications.
Submit YARN applications.
Run hadoop fs, and hadoop mfs commands.

The method that you use to submit the Hadoop commands on Mac and Windows clients is different from the method that is used on Linux machines. For more information, see Running Hadoop Commands on a Mac and Windows Client.

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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	2021-12-17