System requirements

Review the system requirements before installing or upgrading Cloudera Flow Management.

Supported Cloudera platform versions

Cloudera Flow Management 4.12.0 supports the following versions of Cloudera Base on premises:

  • 7.3.2

Supported JAVA Development Kits (JDK)

Cloudera Flow Management requires a minimum of JDK 21 for proper functionality. Before installation, ensure that a supported JDK is installed in your environment. You can use any of the following distributions:

  • Azul Zulu OpenJDK
  • OpenJDK
  • Oracle JDK

Cloudera recommends Azul Zulu OpenJDK.

Other system requirements

ZooKeeper
You need to install the ZooKeeper service included with your Cloudera Base on premises cluster.
Python
  • Minimum requirement: Python 3.11
  • Recommended version: Python 3.12
Number of cores
  • Minimum: Four cores per NiFi node are required for Cloudera support.
  • Recommended: Eight cores per NiFi node, which typically provides an optimal starting point for most common use cases.