5. Improvements - Hortonworks Data Platform

Apache Hadoop updated to version 1.2.0

Apache HBase updated to version 0.94.6.

Apache Pig updated to version 0.11.

Apache Hive updated to version 0.11.

Apache Oozie updated to version 3.3.2.

Apache Sqoop updated to version 1.4.3.

Added support for PostgreSQL v.8.x for Hive Metastore, Oozie, and Sqoop. For more details, see Supported Database Matrix for Hortonworks Data Platform.

Added the following to Apache Hadoop:

HDFS-2802: Added support for RW/RO snapshots in HDFS.
Snapshots are point in time images of parts of the filesystem or the entire filesystem. Snapshots can be a read-only or a read-write point in time copy of the filesystem. There are several use cases for snapshots in HDFS. For details, see User Guide - HDFS Snapshots.
HDFS-4750: Added support for NFSv3 interface to HDFS. NFS interface support provides the ability for HDFS to have seamless integration with client’s file system. For details, see User Guide - HDFS NFS Gateway.

Added the following to Apache Flume NG:

Implemented a JMS source for Apache Flume NG. See FLUME-924, FLUME-1784, FLUME-1804, FLUME-1777, FLUME-1886, FLUME-1976, and FLUME-2043. Also see Apache Flume Documentation.
Added SpillableChannel (experimental) to Apache Flume NG. See FLUME-1227 for more details.
Also see FLUME-1630, FLUME-1502, FLUME-1772, FLUME-1852, and FLUME-1849 for SpillableChannel dependencies.
Improvements to Flume NG: FLUME-1878, FLUME-1891, and FLUME-1762.
Bug fixes: FLUME-1870, FLUME-1918, and FLUME-1262.

Added support to integrate Apache HCatalog with Apache Sqoop.

This Sqoop-HCatalog connector supports storage formats abstracted by HCatalog. For more information, see SQOOP-931.

Apache Ambari updated to version 1.2.3. This release of Apache Ambari includes the new features and improvements: