Introduction to Cloudera Manager

What is Cloudera Manager

Cloudera Manager is an application you use to manage, configure, and monitor CDP Private Cloud Base clusters and Cloudera Runtime services.

The Cloudera Manager server runs on a host in your CDP Private Cloud Base deployment and manages one or more clusters using Cloudera Manager Agents that run on each host in the cluster.

The Cloudera Manager Admin Console is a web application that administrators and others can use to manage CDP Private Cloud Base deployments. Using the Cloudera Manager Admin Console, you can start and stop the cluster and individual services, configure and add new services, manage security, and upgrade the cluster. You can also use the Cloudera Manager API to programmatically perform management tasks.

How Cloudera Manager works

Cloudera Manager is an end-to-end application for managing clusters. With Cloudera Manager, you can easily deploy and centrally operate the complete Cloudera Runtime stack and other managed services. The application automates the installation and upgrade processes and gives you a cluster-wide, real-time view of hosts and running services. The Cloudera Manager Admin Console provides a single, central console where you can make configuration changes across your cluster and incorporates a full range of reporting and diagnostic tools to help you optimize performance and utilization. Cloudera Manager also manages security and encryption functionality.

A single instance of Cloudera Manager can manage multiple clusters, including older versions of Cloudera Runtime and CDH.