Spark 2 Prerequisites

Before installing Spark 2, make sure your cluster meets the following prerequisites.

Table 21.1. Prerequisites for running Spark 2

Prerequisite	Description
Cluster Stack Version	HDP 2.6.0 or later
(Optional) Ambari Version	Ambari 2.5.0 or later
Software dependencies	Spark 2 requires HDFS and YARN PySpark and associated libraries require Python version 2.7 or later, or Python version 3.4 or later, installed on all nodes.

	Note
	When you install HDP 2.6.0, Spark 2 is installed.

​Spark 2 Prerequisites