Configure ODP Ranger

This page describes configuring JMX for Ranger in ODP so Pulse can collect metrics.

Steps to Configure JMX

  1. In the Ambari UI, navigate to Ranger > Configs > Advanced.

  2. In the ranger-env template section, locate configurations for:

    • ranger_admin

    • ranger_usersync

    • ranger_tagsync (if deployed)

  3. In ranger-env template, choose and add one of the following JMX configurations based on your security needs.

Enable JMX without Security on JMX Remote Port

To enable JMX port without any security, add the following parameters at the end of the file:

export JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=<Ranger JMX Port>"

Enable Basic Authentication on JMX Remote Port (Optional)

To enable basic authentication on the JMX remote port, add the following parameters:

export JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.access.file=</path/to/jmxremote.access/file> -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.password.file=</path/to/jmxremote.password/file> -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=<Ranger JMX Port>"

Enable TLS/SSL on the JMX Remote Port (Optional)

To enable TLS/SSL authentication on the JMX remote port, add the following parameters:

export JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.registry.ssl=true -Djavax.net.ssl.keyStore=</path/to/keystore.jks/file> -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.access.file=</path/to/jmxremote.access/file> -Djavax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword=<Keystore Password> -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.password.file=</path/to/jmxremote.password/file> -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=</path/to/truststore.jks/file> -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=<Truststore Password> -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=<Ranger JMX Port>"

  1. Save the configurations.

  2. Restart the Ranger service.

Result

  • Ranger exposes metrics on the configured port.


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Configure ODP Ranger KMS

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Configure ODP RangerSteps to Configure JMXResultEnable JMX without Security on JMX Remote PortEnable Basic Authentication on JMX Remote Port (Optional)Enable TLS/SSL on the JMX Remote Port (Optional)