Connecting to HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric

Describes how to connect HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software to an external HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster.

To connect HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software to an HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster, you must provide the following information for the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster:
CLDB nodes (hostnames or IP addresses)
To get a list of the CLDB hosts, run the following command on the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster:
maprcli node listcldbs -cluster <cluster name> -json

mapruserticket
When you connect HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software to an external HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster, you must provide the mapruserticket to create a connection that enables users to access HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric from HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software.

To get the mapruserticket, run the following command on the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster:

sudo cat /opt/mapr/conf/mapruserticket
Volume path
This is the path to the volume in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric that you want to connect to from HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software. For information about volumes, see Managing Data with Volumes.

Complete the following steps to connect HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software to an external HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster:

  1. Sign in to HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software.
  2. In the left navigation panel, select Data Engineering > Data Sources.
  3. On the Data Sources page, select the Data Volumes tab.
  4. Click New Volume.
  5. On the Data Volumes page, click Add HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric in the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric tile.
  6. In the drawer that opens, enter the following required information:
    Field Description
    Name Enter a name for the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric connection. Each HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric connection that you create must have a unique name.
    CLDB Hosts List one or more CLDB hostnames or IP addresses with the port number. If entering more than one CLDB host, use a comma to separate each host name or IP address, for example:
    cldb.node.01:7222,cldb.node.02:7222,cldb.node.03:7222
    Service Ticket

    Paste the mapruserticket into the field.

    Volume Path Enter the path to the mounted volume in the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster.
  7. Click Add. The HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric connection is listed on the Data Volumes tab on the Data Sources page. Status indicates the connection status.
    TIP
    When you connect HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software to an external HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster, it can take one to two minutes for the synchronization with the cluster to complete. Once synchronized, the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabricconnection Status column displays Ready (green light) and the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric name changes to a clickable hyperlink. Click the hyperlink to browse directories and files in the connected volume.