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Prerequisites for Cloudera Data Warehouse backup and restore in on premises

Learn about the prerequisites that are mandatory for a successful backup and restore event of Cloudera Data Warehouse Data Service.

  • You must have an active Cloudera Data Warehouse cluster with one Database Catalog and one or more Hive or Impala Virtual Warehouses.
  • Only the default Database Catalog is backed up. Ensure that you do not have custom (non-default) Database Catalogs.
  • You have installed and configured CDP CLI version 0.9.99 or higher on a host in your cluster from which you can access Cloudera Data Services on premises.
  • You have Cluster Administrator privileges and can access the Cloudera Data Warehouse web interface.
  • You must use the same Cloudera Data Warehouse version to restore the files you used during the backup process.