4.  Downloading and Installing HDP for Windows

  1. Download the HDP for Windows installation zip file.

  2. From the command line, launch the HDP for Windows installer by entering:

     runas /user:administrator "cmd /C msiexec /lv c:\hdplog.txt /i PATH_to_MSI_file MSIUSEREALADMINDETECTION=1"

    where PATH_to_MSI_file is the location of the downloaded MSI file. For example:

     runas /user:administrator "cmd /C msiexec /lv c:\hdplog.txt /i c:\ MSI_INSTALL\hdp-2.4.2.0.winpkg.msi MSIUSEREALADMINDETECTION=1"
  3. The HDP Setup install window displays. Provide the following information:

    • “Hadoop” user password

    • Hive and Oozie database names, user names, and passwords

    • Specify that you want to use a Derby database

    • Specify that you want delete existing HDP data

  4. In addition to the Main components, for a single-node cluster deployment, you can click the Additional components tab, and install the following components:

    • Datafu

    • Falcon

    • Flume

    • HBase

    • Knox

    • Phoenix

    • Ranger

    • Slider

    • Storm

  5. Click Install to complete your installation. This can take up to 20 minutes, depending on which components you are installing.