What is Apache Ambari?

Apache Ambari is an open-source administration tool deployed on top of Hadoop clusters, and it is responsible for keeping track of the running applications and their status. Apache Ambari can be referred to as a web-based management tool that manages, monitors, and provisions the health of Hadoop clusters.

Introduction to Apache Ambari

It provides a highly interactive dashboard that allows administrators to visualize the progress and status of every application running over the Hadoop cluster.

Its flexible and scalable user interface allows a range of tools such as Pig, MapReduce, Hive, etc. to be installed on the cluster and administers their performances in a user-friendly fashion. Some of the key features of this technology can be highlighted as:

• Instantaneous insight into the health of the Hadoop cluster using preconfigured operational metrics
• User-friendly configuration providing an easy step-by-step guide for installation
• Installation of Apache Ambari is possible through Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP)
• Monitoring dependencies and performances by visualizing and analyzing jobs and tasks
• Authentication, authorization, and auditing by installing Kerberos-based Hadoop clusters
• Flexible and adaptive technology fitting perfectly in the enterprise environment