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Chapter 2. Content Roadmap for Workflow Manager

The following resources provide additional information that can be useful when using Workflow Manager and associated Apache components.

Table 2.1. Workflow Manager Content roadmap

TaskResourcesSourceDescription
UnderstandingApache Oozie SpecificationApache wikiApache Oozie is the engine behind Workflow Manager. Understanding how Oozie works can help you understand how to use Workflow Manager.
Installing and Upgrading

Ambari Automated Install Guide

HortonworksAmbari provides an end-to-end management and monitoring solution for your HDP cluster. Using the Ambari Web UI and REST APIs, you can deploy, operate, manage configuration changes, and monitor services for all nodes in your cluster from a central point.
Non-Ambari Cluster Installation Guide Hortonworks

Describes the information and materials you need to get ready to install the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) manually.

Ambari Upgrade GuideHortonworksAmbari and the HDP Stack being managed by Ambari can be upgraded independently. This guide provides information on: Getting ready to upgrade Ambari and HDP, Upgrading Ambari, and Upgrading HDP.
Non-Ambari Cluster Upgrade Guide HortonworksThese instructions cover the upgrade between two minor releases. If you need to upgrade between two maintenance releases, follow the upgrade instructions in the HDP Release Notes.
Administering

Configuring Workflow Manager View

HortonworksDescribes how to set up and create the Workflow Manager instance in Ambari.
Developing

Apache Ambari Workflow Manager View for Apache Oozie

HortonworksHortonworks Community Connection (HCC) articles that provide an example of each of the node actions available in Workflow Manager.

Apache Hive Action

Apache wikiProvides information about the Hive action extension that can be helpful when configuring a Hive node in WFM.
Apache Hive2 ActionApache wikiProvides information about the Hive2 action extension that can be helpful when configuring a Hive2 node in WFM.
Apache Sqoop ActionApache wikiProvides information about the Sqoop action extension that can be helpful when configuring a Sqoop node in WFM.
Apache Shell ActionApache wikiProvides information about the Shell action extension that can be helpful when configuring a Shell node in WFM.
Apache Spark ActionApache wikiProvides information about the Spark action extension that can be helpful when configuring a Spark node in WFM.
Apache MapReduce, Pig, File System (FS), SSH, Sub-Workflow, and Java ActionsApache wikiProvides information about the actions initially included with Oozie; can be helpful when configuring these node types in WFM.
Apache Email ActionApache wikiProvides information about the emal action extension that can be helpful when configuring a email node in WFM.
Apache Custom ActionsApache wikiProvides information about the custom action extension that can be helpful when configuring a custom node in WFM.
Apache Java CookbookApache wikiProvides information about the Java action that can be helpful when configuring a Java node in WFM.
Security

Hadoop Security Guide

HortonworksProvides details of the security features implemented in the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP).
High Availability

Apache Hadoop High Availability

HortonworksProvides details for system administrators who need to configure the cluster for High Availability.
Other resourcesHortonworks Community Connection (HCC)HortonworksProvides access to a community of big data users, developers, data scientists, and so forth.