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Creating and Configuring a Files View Instance

  1. Browse to the Ambari Administration interface.

  2. Click Views, expand the Files View, and click Create Instance.

  3. Enter the following View instance Details:

    Property

    Description

    Value

    Instance Name

    This is the Files view instance name. This value should be unique for all Files view instances you create. This value cannot contain spaces and is required.

    FILES_1

    Display Name

    This is the name of the view link displayed to the user in Ambari Web.

    MyFiles

    Description

    This is the description of the view displayed to the user in Ambari Web.

    Browse HDFS files and directories.

    Visible

    This checkbox determines whether the view is displayed to users in Ambari Web.

    Visible or Not Visible

  4. The Settings and Cluster Configuration options depend on a few cluster & deployment factors in your environment:

    • Is your cluster Kerberos-enabled?

    • Is NameNode HA configured?

    • Is your Files View instance being configured in an Operational Ambari Server or a Standalone Ambari Server?

      Refer to the following table on the instructions to complete the Files View configuration:

    Kerberos Enabled

    NameNode HA Enabled

    Operational Ambari Server

    see note #1:

    Standalone Ambari Server

    see note #2:

    No

    No

    Settings: defaults

    Cluster Configuration: Local

    Settings: defaults

    Cluster Configuration: Custom

    No

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    Settings : Kerberos

    Cluster Configuration : Custom

    Yes

    Yes

    Settings: Kerberos

    Cluster Configuration: Custom

[Note]Note

#1: The Local Ambari Managed Cluster Configuration option is enabled in the Ambari Administration Interface only if you are managing a cluster in an Operational Ambari Server.

[Note]Note

#2: See Running Ambari Standalone for more information.