Downloading Ambari blueprint

Ambari blueprint is a JSON file that describes the entire cluster including number of clusters present, names of the clusters, services installed on those clusters, configuration details of the installed services, and so on. The JSON file helps to migrate the cluster. The Ambari blueprint helps you to import or export your clusters if you want to replicate your clusters with the same configuration to any other cluster.

You need the Ambari configuration to install and configure Ranger. You need to get the Ambari blueprint.

If your cluster has Kerberos and SSL enabled, you need to disable them.

Go to Dashboard > Kerberos in the Ambari UI.
Click Disable Kerberos.
Disable SSL for all services manually.

Run the following command to download the Ambari blueprint:

curl ${securecurl} -H "X-Requested-By: ambari" -X GET -u ${ambariuser}:${ambaripwd} ${ambariprotocol}://${ambariserver}:${ambariport}/api/v1/clusters/${clustername}?format=blueprint > "${backupdir}"/${clustername}_blueprint_"$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")".json