6. Configuring View Instances
Besides providing the basic Details when creating a view instance, configuring a view instance to talk to a cluster is handled in the Cluster Configuration section.
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This section describes the view instance configuration options at a high-level. For specifics on configuring a specific view, refer to Hortonworks Data Platform Apache Ambari Views for details. |
There are three options available for handling Cluster Configuration: Local Cluster, Remote Cluster, or Custom.
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Local Cluster | If you are configuring this view instance in an Ambari Server that is also managing a cluster, you will be given an option to select that Local Cluster for view configuration. When you select this Local Cluster option, Ambari will automatically determine the cluster configuration properties needed for the view instance. If your Ambari Server is not managing a cluster, then you must use either the Remote Cluster or the Custom configuration option. | |||
Remote Cluster | If you plan to configure a view to work with a cluster that is remote from this Ambari Server AND that cluster is being managed by Ambari, you can use the option to configure the view based on the Remote Cluster. You must first register the Remote Cluster, which enables the Remote Cluster option. When you select the Remote Cluster option, Ambari will automatically determine the cluster configuration properties needed for the view instance.
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Custom | If your cluster is remote from the Ambari Server running the view, and that cluster is not being managed by Ambari, the Custom option exposes the various configuration properties that are needed to configure the view to work with the cluster. |
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How to Choose the Cluster Configuration Option
The choice of configuration option depends on whether you have a Local cluster, or Remote cluster that is being managed (or not being managed) by Ambari. Use the following table to help determine what options will be available for view configuration depending on the scenario.
Scenario | Option to Choose |
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Cluster is managed by a local Ambari Server (also) running the view | Local Cluster |
Cluster is managed by Ambari AND Cluster is remote from the standalone Ambari Server running the view |
Remote Cluster |
Cluster is remote from the standalone Ambari Server running the view AND Cluster is not managed by Ambari. | Custom |