Setting an Advanced Configuration Snippet for a Cluster

To configure a specific cluster, select a cluster from the Home > Status page or Clusters > Cluster name in the left menu. To configure all clusters, start on the Cloudera Manager Home page.

Select Configuration > Advanced Configuration Snippets.

Specify the snippet properties. If the snippet is an XML file, you have the option to use a snippet editor (the default) or an XML text field:

Snippet editor

Click to add a property. Enter the property name, value, and optional description. To indicate that the property value cannot be overridden by another , select the Final checkbox.
XML text field - Enter the property name, value, and optional description in as XML elements.
```
<property>
  <name>name</name>
  <value>property_value</value>
  <final>final_value</final>
</property>
```
To indicate that the property value cannot be overridden, specify <final>true</final>.

To switch between the editor and text field, click the View Editor and View XML links at the top right of the snippet row.

Enter a Reason for change, and then click Save Changes to commit the changes.

Restart the service or role or redeploy client configurations as indicated.