Create and configure a Files View instance

Ambari creates and configures a Files View instance automatically.

Only use this information if your Files View instance does not appear as expected.

Browse to the Ambari Admin page.
Click Views > Files View > Create Instance.

In Details, enter the following values for View instance properties:

Table 1. Files View Properties
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

Complete the Files View configuration, using the following guidance:

Information that you provide in Settings and Cluster Configuration depends on your environment; specifically, whether:

your cluster is Kerberos-enabled or not
NameNode HA is enabled or not
your Files View instance resides in an operational or a standalone Ambari server

Table 2. Files View Configuration
Kerberos Enabled	NameNode HA Enabled	Operational Ambari Server	Standalone Ambari Server
No	No	Settings: defaults Cluster Configuration: Local	Settings: defaults Cluster Configuration: Custom
No	Yes	Settings: defaults Cluster Configuration: Local	Settings: defaults Cluster Configuration: Custom
Yes	No	Settings: Kerberos Cluster Configuration: Custom
Yes	Yes	Settings: Kerberos Cluster Configuration: Custom

Enable the Local Ambari Managed Cluster Configuration option in the Ambari Admin page, only if you are managing a cluster in an Operational Ambari Server.