Non-Ambari Cluster Installation Guide
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Installation Prerequisites

Before beginning Ranger installation, make sure the following software is already installed:

  • JDK 7 or above (available from the Oracle Java Download site)

  • Supported Operating Systems:

    • 64-bit CentOS 6

    • 64-bit CentOS 7

    • 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6

    • 64-bit Oracle Linux 6

    • 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, SP3/SP4

    • 64-bit Debian 6 (Deprecated)

      HDP support for Debian 6 is deprecated with HDP 2.4.2. Future versions of HDP will no longer be supported on Debian 6.

    • Windows Server 2008, 2012

  • Supported Databases:

    • MySQL v. 5.6 or above

    • PostgreSQL 8.4.2

    • SQL Server 2012

    • Oracle DB 11G or above (Oracle LINUX 6)

    If the database server is not installed at the same host, Ranger services need to have access to the database server host.

  • You should also set up Hadoop group mapping for LDAP/AD.