Working with Management Packs

Management packs allow you to deploy a range of services to your Ambari-managed cluster. You can use a management pack to deploy a specific component or service.

Accessing ODP Repositories

The ODP mpacks can be accessed via the links listed below :

Component	Version	Tar/zip file
Hue	4.10.0.3.2.2.0-1
Impala	4.1.2.3.2.2.0-1
Nifi	1.23.2.3.2.2.0-1
Spark3	3.2.2.3.2.2.0-1

Installing Management Pack

In general, when working on installing management packs, perform the following steps :

Download Mpack file.
Install the management pack using ambari-server install-mpack --mpack=[service_mpack.gz] --verbose.

Incase the following error occurs, uninstall the mpack file and perform the given steps:

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... (mpack_metadata, mpack_name, mpack_version, mpack_staging_dir, mpack_archive_path) = _install_mpack(options, replay_mode)  File "/usr/lib/ambari-server/lib/ambari_server/setupMpacks.py", line 798, in _install_mpack    process_stack_addon_service_definitions_artifact(artifact, artifact_source_dir, options)  File "/usr/lib/ambari-server/lib/ambari_server/setupMpacks.py", line 557, in process_stack_addon_service_definitions_artifact    sudo.symlink(source_service_version_path, dest_link)  File "/usr/lib/ambari-server/lib/resource_management/core/sudo.py", line 130, in symlink    os.symlink(source, link_name)OSError: [Errno 17] File exists
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#Commands with spark3 mpack as example. Replace spark3 with service that you are installing.​#Uninstall ambari mpackambari-server uninstall-mpack --mpack-name=[service_mpack.gz]​#Remove files with mpack and symlinks.rm -rf /var/lib/ambari-server/data/tmp/ambari-mpacks-spark3-3.2.2.3.2.2.0-2/ /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/stacks/ODP/3.0/services/SPARK3 /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/stacks/ODP/3.1/services/SPARK3 /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/common-services/SPARK3 /var/lib/ambari-agent/cache/stacks/ODP/3.0/services/SPARK3 /var/lib/ambari-agent/cache/stacks/ODP/3.1/services/SPARK3 /var/lib/ambari-agent/cache/common-services/SPARK3 /var/lib/ambari-agent/cache/stacks/ODP/3.2/services/SPARK3​#Re-install ambari mpackambari-server install-mpack --mpack=[service_mpack.gz] --verbose​#Remove and create service symlink directorycd /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/stacks/ODP/3.0/services/rm -f SPARK3ln -s /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/mpacks/spark3-ambari-3.2.2-3.2.2.0-2.mpack-3.2.2/common-services/SPARK3/3.2.2 SPARK3​#Remove and create service symlink directorycd ../../3.1/services/rm -f SPARK3ln -s /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/mpacks/spark3-ambari-3.2.2-3.2.2.0-2.mpack-3.2.2/common-services/SPARK3/3.2.2 SPARK3
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#Sample output for successful mpack installation is shown below.INFO: Management pack spark3-ambari-3.2.2-3.2.2.0-2.mpack-3.2.2 successfully installed! Please restart ambari-server.INFO: Loading properties from /etc/ambari-server/conf/ambari.propertiesAmbari Server 'install-mpack' completed successfully.
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Restart the Ambari Server ambari-server restart.
Add service from Ambari UI.
Select host(s) for respective component(s).
Start all stopped or required services.

Uninstalling Management Pack

To uninstall ambari mpack, perform the following steps:

Login to Ambari service UI and go to respective service section.
Stop respective service and delete permanently.
Uninstall the service from CLI using ambari-server uninstall-mpack --mpack-name=[service_mpack.gz].
Restart the Ambari Server ambari-server restart.

Last updated on Apr 10, 2024

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