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About MapR 6.1
This site contains the main documentation for Version 6.1 of the MapR Converged Data Platform, including installation, configuration, administration, and reference information.
6.1 Installation
This section contains information about installing and upgrading MapR software. It also contains information about how to migrate data and applications from an Apache Hadoop cluster to a MapR cluster.
6.1 MapR Data Platform
MapR Data Platform is the industry-leading data platform for AI and analytics that solves enterprise business needs.
6.1 Administration
This section describes how to manage the nodes and services that make up a cluster.
- Administering Users and Clusters
  Lists topics that help manage a MapR cluster.
  - Managing Users and Groups
    Provides a brief introduction to user management on a MapR cluster.
    - Setting Up Email Addresses
      Describes how to set up email addresses using the Control System and the CLI.
    - Setting Up SMTP
      Describes how to set up SMTP information using the Control System and the CLI.
    - Managing Permissions
      Provides an overview of managing user permissions at the cluster, volume and file system levels.
  - Managing the Cluster
    Lists the settings for managing the MapR cluster.
- Administering Nodes
  Provides a synopsis of managing nodes in a cluster.
- Administering Volumes
  This section provide information about how to organize and manage data using volumes, a unique feature of MapR clusters.
- Administering Files and Directories
- Administering Tables
  Administration of the MapR Database is done primarily via the command line (maprcli) or with the Managed Control System (MCS). Regardless of whether the MapR Database table is used for binary files or JSON documents, the same types of commands are used with slightly different parameter options. MapR Database administration is associated with tables, columns and column families, and table regions.
- Administering Streams
- Administering MapR Gateways
  A MapR gateway mediates one-way communication between a source MapR cluster and a destination cluster. You can replicate MapR Database tables (binary and JSON) and MapR Event Store For Apache Kafka streams. MapR gateways also apply updates from JSON tables to their secondary indexes and propagate Change Data Capture (CDC) logs.
- Administering Services
- Monitoring the Cluster
  This section describes how to monitor the health and performance of a MapR cluster.
- Configuring Security
  Describes how to configure security and manage secure clusters.
- Managing Secure Clusters
  Provides procedures that will enable you to use MapR clusters securely.
- Administering the MapR Data Access Gateway
  The MapR Data Access Gateway is a service that acts as a proxy and gateway for translating requests between lightweight client applications and the MapR cluster. This section describes considerations when upgrading the service, how to modify configuration settings, and how to administer and manage the service.
- Planning for High Availability
- Administrator's Reference
  This section contains in-depth reference information for the administrator.
- Troubleshooting Cluster Administration
  Lists the common errors and their solutions.
- Best Practices for Backing Up MapR Information
  Lists the best practices and performance considerations to follow when backing up MapR information.
6.1 Development
This section contains information related to application development for Ezmeral ecosystem components and MapR Data Platform products, including the file system, Database (Key-Value and JSON), and Event Streams.
Other Docs
This section contains release-independent information, including: MapR Installer documentation, Ecosystem release notes, interoperability matrices, security vulnerabilities, and links to other MapR version documentation.
Glossary
Definitions for commonly used terms in MapR Converged Data Platform environments.

Setting Up Email Addresses

Describes how to set up email addresses using the Control System and the CLI.

Setting Up Email Addresses Using the Control System

About this task

To set up email addresses for cluster users, in the Control System under Admin > User Settings > Email Address:

Procedure

Choose one of the following to configure the cluster to use an SMTP server to send email:
- Use Company Domain to specify a domain to append after each user name to complete each user's email address
- Use LDAP to obtain each user's email address from an LDAP server.

Specify, for:

Use Company Domain

Domain to append after each user name to complete each user's email address in the user @ field.

Use LDAP

LDAP Server	The LDAP server address.
LDAP Port	The LDAP server port number. You can select the Use Secured Port checkbox to use port 636.
Bind Domain	The bind domain for the users.
Bind Domain Password	The bind password for the users.
Base Domain	The base domain.
UID Attribute	The user ID.
Mail Attribute	The mail attribute.

Click Save Changes.

Setting Up Email Addresses Using the CLI or the REST API

About this task

The basic command to set up email address for a user is:

maprcli entity modify -name <entityname> -type 0 -email <email>

For complete reference information, see entity modify.