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Creating a database using Cloudera Operational Database

You can create an operational database in your registered Cloudera environment using the Cloudera Operational Database.

Required role: You must be logged into the Cloudera Operational Database as an ODAdmin.



  • Understand the Cloudera environment and user management. For more information, see User Management and Cloudera Environments topics.
  • Set up an environment that gives you credential and cloud storage. For more information, see Before you create an operational database cluster.
  • Ensure that you are authorized to create a database.
  1. In the Cloudera Operational Database web interface, click Create Database.
  2. Specify the location of the database where you want to store it.
    1. Provide a name for the database in the Database Name field.
    2. Select the Cloudera environment from the list in which you want to associate the database.
    3. Click Next.
      If an environment does not exist, you can create one by clicking Create New Environment.

      For more information, see Register your first environment.

  3. Commission your database by defining a scale for your database using a predefined Data Lake template.
    The template helps you to structure your database automatically thereby saving your time and cost. Cloudera Operational Database creates the predefined number of LITE or HEAVY gateway and master nodes, a set of worker nodes, and also adds additional functionalists into the new database. In case you need to modify the default number of nodes defined in the template, you can do so after the database creation.

    The available templates are Micro Duty, Light Duty, and Heavy Duty. By default, Light Duty is selected.

    You can create a small database using the Micro Duty template, which consists of one Gateway node and one Worker node. In a Micro database, the Gateway node carries out the processes involved in the Master or Leader nodes. You can consider using a Micro cluster for your testing and development purposes.

  4. Configure your database by selecting the storage type as Cloud Storage with Caching, Cloud Storage, or HDFS.
    • The storage type Cloud Storage with Caching is equivalent to using --storage-type CLOUD_WITH_EPHEMERAL option on CDP CLI while creating an operational database.

      You can also use this storage to configure time-based priority caching, where data within a specified time range is given a higher priority. In contrast, older data are likely to get evicted. For more information on this storage type, see HBase Time-based Data Tiering using Persistent BucketCache

      You must have the COD_DATATIERING entitlement to use time-based priority caching.

    • The storage type Cloud Storage, which resembles block storage, is equivalent to using --storage-type CLOUD option on CDP CLI while creating an operational database.
    • The storage type HDFS is equivalent to using --storage-type HDFS option on CDP CLI while creating an operational database.

    By default, Cloud Storage with Caching is selected.

  5. Check or update the settings for your database.
    1. Check all the default settings for your database under the Default tab.
    2. Go to the Advanced tab if you need to modify any of the default values.
      • The HDFS Volume Type option appears under the Advanced tab only if you select HDFS as the storage type in the Configuration step.
      • If you disable the Autoscaling option using the Advanced tab, the Worker Nodes and Compute Nodes options are hidden. Instead, a Node Count option appears.

      The minimum and maximum number of worker nodes vary for different storage types.

      • Micro duty: Minimum node count: 1. Maximum node count: 5.
      • Light duty: Minimum node count: 3. Maximum node count: 100.
      • Heavy duty: Minimum node count: 3. Maximum node count: 800.
  6. Review the details before creating the database.
    Click Show CLI Command to get the complete command details corresponding to your settings. You can use it to create the database using CDP CLI.

    Alternatively, you can use the following sample command to create the database using CDP CLI.

    cdp opdb create-database --environment-name cod-7218 --database-name test --scale-type LIGHT --storage-type CLOUD_WITH_EPHEMERAL --auto-scaling-parameters '{"minWorkersForDatabase":5, "maxWorkersForDatabase":100}' --num-edge-nodes 0 --java-version 8
  7. Click Create Database.
An information page is displayed that shows the status of the database. Your new database is ready to be used once its status becomes Available.

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