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This is the documentation for Cloudera Director 2.2.x. Documentation for other versions is available at Cloudera Documentation.

Documentation
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  • Introduction
    • Cloudera Director Interfaces
    • Displaying Cloudera Director Documentation
  • Cloudera Director Release Notes
    • New Features and Changes in Cloudera Director
    • Known Issues and Workarounds in Cloudera Director
    • Issues Fixed in Cloudera Director
  • Requirements and Supported Versions
  • Getting Started with Cloudera Director
    • Getting Started on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      • Setting up the AWS Environment
      • Launching an EC2 Instance for Cloudera Director
      • Installing Cloudera Director Server and Client on the EC2 Instance
      • Configuring a SOCKS Proxy for Amazon EC2
      • Deploying Cloudera Manager and CDH on AWS
      • Cleaning Up Your AWS Deployment
    • Getting Started on Google Cloud Platform
      • Creating a Google Cloud Platform Project
      • Configuring Tools for Your Google Cloud Platform Account
      • Creating a Google Compute Engine VM Instance
      • Installing Cloudera Director Server and Client on Google Compute Engine
      • Configuring a SOCKS Proxy for Google Compute Engine
      • Deploying Cloudera Manager and CDH on Google Compute Engine
      • Cleaning Up Your Google Cloud Platform Deployment
    • Getting Started on Microsoft Azure
      • Obtaining Credentials for Cloudera Director
      • Setting up Azure Resources
      • Setting Up Dynamic DNS on Azure
      • Setting Up MySQL or PostgreSQL
      • Setting Up a Virtual Machine for Cloudera Director Server
      • Installing Cloudera Director Server and Client on Azure
      • Configuring a SOCKS Proxy for Microsoft Azure
      • Allowing Access to VM Images
      • Creating a Cluster
      • Adding New VM Images, Regions, and Instances
      • Important Notes
  • Usage-Based Billing
  • Customization and Advanced Configuration
    • The Cloudera Director Configuration File
    • Using Spot Instances
    • Creating a Cloudera Manager and CDH AMI
    • Choosing an AMI
    • Running Cloudera Director and Cloudera Manager in Different Regions or Clouds
    • Deploying a Java 8 Cluster
    • Creating AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Policies
    • Using MySQL for Cloudera Director Server
    • Using MariaDB for Cloudera Director Server
    • Cloudera Director Database Encryption
    • Using EBS Volumes for Cloudera Manager and CDH
    • Using an External Database for Cloudera Manager and CDH
      • Defining External Database Servers
      • Defining External Databases
    • Setting Cloudera Director Properties
    • Setting Cloudera Manager Configurations
    • Configuring Cloudera Director for a New AWS Instance Type
    • Post-Creation Scripts
    • Creating Kerberized Clusters With Cloudera Director
    • Creating Highly Available Clusters With Cloudera Director
    • Enabling Sentry Service Authorization
  • Managing Cloudera Manager Instances with Cloudera Director Server
    • Submitting a Cluster Configuration File
    • Deploying Clusters in an Existing Environment
    • Cloudera Manager Health Information
    • Opening Cloudera Manager
    • Creating and Modifying Clusters with the Cloudera Director web UI
    • Terminating a Cluster
    • Diagnostic Data Collection
    • Starting and Stopping the Cloudera Director Server
    • User Management
    • Cloudera Director and Cloudera Manager Usage
  • Cloudera Director Client
    • Installing Cloudera Director Client
    • Provisioning a Cluster on AWS
    • Running Cloudera Director Client
    • Connecting to Cloudera Manager with Cloudera Director Client
    • Modifying a Cluster with the Configuration File
      • Growing or Shrinking a Cluster with the Configuration File
  • Upgrading Cloudera Director
  • Troubleshooting Cloudera Director
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Cloudera Director Glossary

Customization and Advanced Configuration

The topics in this section explain how to use some of the advanced features of Cloudera Director.

Continue reading:

  • The Cloudera Director Configuration File
  • Using Spot Instances
  • Creating a Cloudera Manager and CDH AMI
  • Choosing an AMI
  • Running Cloudera Director and Cloudera Manager in Different Regions or Clouds
  • Deploying a Java 8 Cluster
  • Creating AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Policies
  • Using MySQL for Cloudera Director Server
  • Using MariaDB for Cloudera Director Server
  • Cloudera Director Database Encryption
  • Using EBS Volumes for Cloudera Manager and CDH
  • Using an External Database for Cloudera Manager and CDH
  • Setting Cloudera Director Properties
  • Setting Cloudera Manager Configurations
  • Configuring Cloudera Director for a New AWS Instance Type
  • Post-Creation Scripts
  • Creating Kerberized Clusters With Cloudera Director
  • Creating Highly Available Clusters With Cloudera Director
  • Enabling Sentry Service Authorization

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