Chapter 1. What's New in the Data Movement and Integration Guide
The following changes were made to this guide since the HDP 2.5.0 release.
![[Note]](../common/images/admon/note.png) | Note |
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As of HDP 2.6.0, Falcon is deprecated but still supported. Falcon will be removed and no longer be supported as of HDP 3.0.0. |
| Action | Content | Description |
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| Added | Prerequisite to Installing or Upgrading Falcon | Describes actions you must complete prior to installing or upgrading Falcon in HDP. |
| Added | Considerations for Using Falcon | Describes requirements and limitations to consider before implementing Falcon. |
| Updated | Mirroring Data with HiveDR in a Secure Environment | Added important considerations when using HiveDR. |
| Added | "Storing Protected Passwords in Sqoop" in Using Apache Sqoop to Transfer Bulk Data | Describes how to protect passwords using a keystore with Sqoop. |
| Added | "Sqoop Import Jobs Using --as-avrodatafile" in Using Apache Sqoop to Transfer Bulk Data | Provides information and examples for using --as-avrodatafile in Sqoop import jobs. |