Prerequisites to Running the MapR Container for Developers

To run the MapR Container for Developers, you must first install the MapR client and Docker software.

About this task

The instructions in this topic are specific to Mac OS X. The container is supported on all operating systems that support Docker containers.

Procedure

  1. Install a MapR client on your laptop:
    1. Download the MapR 6.1 client (mapr-client package) from https://package.ezmeral.hpe.com/releases/v6.1.0/mac/ or for one of the following Linux distributions:
    2. On a Mac, extract the client software to the /opt directory by running the following commands: 
      sudo mv ~/Downloads/mapr-client-6.1.0.20180926230239.GA-1.x86_64.tar.gz /opt
cd /opt
sudo tar xvfz mapr-client-6.1.0.20180926230239.GA-1.x86_64.tar.gz
    3. On Linux, use the appropriate package manager to install the client. For example:
      • RPM-based Systems: 
        rpm -ivh mapr-client-6.2.0.0.20200915234957.GA-1.x86_64.rpm
      • On Ubuntu: 
        dpkg -i mapr-client-6.2.0.0.20200915234957.GA-1.amd64.deb
  2. Install Docker on your laptop:
    1. Download the software for Mac from https://www.docker.com/docker-mac, or follow the instructions for the appropriate Linux distribution.
    2. Install the software.
    3. On a Mac, verify that Docker is running with at least 12 GB of memory by clicking Docker->Preferences->Advanced:

  3. Modify the memory settings, if needed, and restart Docker.