Apache Ambari
| Developer(s) | Apache Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.2.0 / December 19, 2015 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Distributed computing |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | ambari |
Apache Ambari is a software project of the Apache Software Foundation, is aimed at making Hadoop management simpler by developing software for provisioning, managing, and monitoring Apache Hadoop clusters. Ambari provides an intuitive, easy-to-use Hadoop management web UI backed by its RESTful APIs. Ambari was a sub-project of Hadoop but is now a top-level project in its own right.
Ambari is used by companies including Cardinal_Health, EBay, Expedia, Kayak, Lending club, Neustar, Pandora, Priceline.com, Samsung, Shutterfly, Spotify.[citation needed]
Contents
Overview
Ambari enables system administrators to provision, manage and monitor a Hadoop cluster, and also to integrate Hadoop with the existing enterprise infrastructure.
- Provision a Hadoop Cluster
- Manage a Hadoop cluster
- Monitor a Hadoop cluster
- Integrate Hadoop with the Enterprise
Hadoop cluster provisioning and ongoing management can be a complicated task, especially when there are hundreds or thousands of hosts involved. Ambari provides a single control point for viewing, updating and managing Hadoop service life cycles.
