Enabling AWS S3 compatible Object Stores in Cloudera Data Explorer (Hue) without RAZ

You can enable S3-compatible object stores in Data Explorer.

  1. Log in to the Cloudera web interface as an Administrator.
  2. Go to Management Console > Environments, select your environment and go to the Data Lake tab.
  3. Click on the CM URL to open Cloudera Manager.
  4. Go to Clusters > Hue service > Configuration and locate Hue Service Advanced Configuration Snippet (Safety Valve) for hue_safety_valve.ini.

    Add the following lines in the hue-safety-valve configuration:

    [desktop]
    use_storage_connector=true
    
    By default, this configuration is enabled as true.
  5. For enabling the new storage browser for S3-compatible object stores without RAZ:
    
    [desktop]
    [[storage_connectors]]
    [[[default]]]
    provider=[compatible s3 object stores]
    auth_type=key
    endpoint=http(s)://<object-store-host>:<object-store-port>
    access_key_id=xx
    secret_key=xx
    bucket_configs={"<bucket>": {"default_home_path": "s3a://<path>/user"}}
    
  6. Click Apply Changes.
  7. Restart the Virtual Warehouse.