This is the documentation for Cloudera Manager 5.0.x. Documentation for other versions is available at Cloudera Documentation.

Enabling WebHDFS

To enable WebHDFS, proceed as follows:
  1. Select the HDFS service.
  2. Select Configuration > View and Edit.
  3. Expand the Service-Wide category and click the Enable WebHDFS checkbox.
  4. Click the Save Changes button.
  5. Restart the HDFS service.

You can find a full explanation of the WebHDFS API in the WebHDFS API documentation.

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