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Last updated: Sep 22, 2026 06:26 UTC

Manage Spark 3 Configurations

Version-Specific Configurations

Each Spark version has independent configuration files:

/etc/spark3/conf/ # Spark 3.5.5
/etc/spark3_3_3_3/conf/ # Spark 3.3.3
/etc/spark3_3_5_1/conf/ # Spark 3.5.1

Modifying Configurations via Ambari

  • Navigate to Services → Select Spark version
  • Click the "Configs" tab
  • Modify settings as needed
  • Save changes
  • Restart affected components

Example: Increase History Server memory for Spark 3.3.3

  • Go to Spark3 3.3.3 service
  • Configs → Advanced spark3-3.3.3-env
  • Set spark_daemon_memory = 2048 (MB)
  • Save and restart the History Server