This page contains certification information on supported databases for Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP).
The following table identifies the supported databases for HDP.
| Operating System | Component | Database | |||
| PostgreSQL 8.x | MySQL 5.x | Oracle 11gr2 | Other | ||
| RHEL 5.x, 6.x | CentOS 5.x, 6.x | SLES 11 | Hive / HCatalog | Default. For instructions on configuring this database for Hive metastore, see: Installing HDP manually. | Default. For instructions on configuring this database for Hive metastore, either see Instructions for Manual Install or see Instructions for Ambari. | Supported. For instructions on configuring this database for Hive metastore, either see Instructions for Manual Install or see Instructions for Ambari. | |
| Oozie | Supported. For instructions on configuring this database for Oozie metastore, see: Installing HDP manually. | Supported. For instructions on configuring this database for Oozie metastore, either see Instructions for Manual Install or see Instructions for Ambari. | Supported. For instructions on configuring this database for Oozie metastore, see: either Instructions for Manual Install or Instructions for Ambari. | Derby (default). | |
| Operating System | Component | Database |
| RHEL 5.x, 6.x | CentOS 5.x, 6.x | SLES 11 | Ambari | PostgreSQL 8.x (default), Oracle 11gr2. For more information on configuring Oracle 11gr2 instance as Ambari database, see Appendix: Using Non-Default Databases - Ambari |
