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What's New in Sqoop

Learn about the new features of Sqoop in Cloudera Runtime 7.1.5.

To access the latest Sqoop documentation on Cloudera's documention web site, go to Sqoop Documentation 1.4.7.7.1.6.0.

Sqoop FIPS compliant cryptography

Sqoop can now be configured to use FIPS compliant cryptography, through the use of FIPS 140-2 validated encryption modules, and with deployment on FIPS mode enabled RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS Operating Systems.

For more information, see Installing and Configuring CDP with FIPS.

Discontinued maintenance of direct mode

The Sqoop direct mode feature is no longer maintained. This feature was primarily designed to import data from an abandoned database, which is no longer updated. Using direct mode has several drawbacks:

  • Imports can cause intermittent an overlapping input split.
  • Imports can generate duplicate data.
  • Many problems, such as intermittent failures, can occur.
  • Additional configuration is required.

Do not use the --direct option in Sqoop import or export commands.