HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric 6.2 is In Maintenance and transitions to "End of Maintenance" in June 2024. Please see the latest documentation.

About Release 6.2
This site contains documentation for HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric release 6.2 including installation, configuration, administration, and reference content, as well as content for the associated bundled ecosystem components and drivers.
6.2 Installation
This section contains information about installing and upgrading HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric software. It also contains information about how to migrate data and applications from an Apache Hadoop cluster to a HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster.
- Planning the Cluster
  Describes information and factors used in planning your cluster.
- Installing Core and Ecosystem Components
  Describes how to install HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric software and ecosystem components with or without the Installer.
- Installing the File Migration Service on the Edge Cluster
  Describes how to install the File Migration service on CentOS nodes.
- Installing the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric File Store
  Describes how to install File Store software with or without the Installer.
- Installing Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric
  This section describes how to plan for and install the Container Storage Interface (CSI) Storage Plugin and the Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric FlexVolume Driver.
  - Container Storage Interface (CSI) Storage Plugin
    This section describes how to plan for, install, and upgrade the Container Storage Interface (CSI) Storage Plugin.
  - MapR Data Fabric for Kubernetes FlexVolume Driver
    Serves as a pointer on how to plan for, install, and upgrade data-fabric for Kubernetes.
    - Planning
      Points to information you should review before installing or using the data-fabric for Kubernetes FlexVolume driver.
      - Prerequisites
      - Downloads (FlexVolume)
    - Installing
      This section describes the steps you must take to prepare for installation and install the configuration files for the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric for Kubernetes FlexVolume driver.
    - Upgrading
      This section describes how to upgrade the plug-in and dynamic provisioner, or upgrade Pods with attached volumes.
- Upgrading Core or EEP Components
  Depending on your current configuration, you may choose to upgrade the release version (core), ecosystem components, clients, or monitoring components.
- Setting Up Clients and Services
  Describes how to set up and use interfaces to an HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster from a client computer.
- Setting Up the Control System
  Describes how to configure and access the Control System.
- Migrating to the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric
  Provides instructions for migrating business-critical data and applications from an Apache Hadoop cluster to an HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster.
- Applying a Patch
  You can apply a patch by using the Installer, by using the command line (a manual process), or by using an Installer Stanza.
6.2 Data Fabric
HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric is the industry-leading data platform for AI and analytics that solves enterprise business needs.
6.2 Administration
This section describes how to manage the nodes and services that make up a cluster.
6.2 Development
This section contains information related to application development for Ezmeral ecosystem components and HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric products, including the file system, Database (Key-Value and JSON), and Event Streams.
Other Docs
This section contains release-independent information, including: Installer documentation, Ecosystem release notes, interoperability matrices, security vulnerabilities, and links to other data-fabric version documentation.
Glossary
Definitions for commonly used terms in MapR Converged Data Platform environments.

Prerequisites for Using the Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric FlexVolume Driver

To use the Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric FlexVolume driver, you must have the following software versions:

Component	Supported Versions
HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric File Store	5.2.2 or later
Ezmeral Ecosystem Pack (EEP)	Any EEP supported by MapR 5.2.2 or later. See EEP Support by MapR Core Version.
Kubernetes Software	1.9*
OS (Kubernetes nodes)	All nodes in the Kubernetes cluster must use the same Linux OS. Configuration files are available to support: CentOS Red Hat (use CentOS configuration file) SLES (use CentOS configuration file) Ubuntu NOTE Docker for Mac with Kubernetes is not supported as a development platform for containers that use the MapR Data Fabric for Kubernetes.
Volume Plug-in	1.0 or later. The download location shows the available versions of the plug-in. Plug-ins are supported for: CentOS Ubuntu Microsoft Azure AKS Red Hat OpenShift** Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) NOTE Amazon EKS is not currently supported.
Provisioner	1.0 or later. The download location shows the available versions of the provisioner.
POSIX License***	The Basic POSIX client package is included by default when you install the MapR Data Fabric for Kubernetes. The Platinum POSIX client can be enabled by specifying a parameter in the Pod spec. To enable the Platinum POSIX client package, see Enabling the Platinum Posix Client for Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric FlexVolume Driver. For a comparison of the Basic and Platinum POSIX client packages, see Preparing for Installation (HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric POSIX Client).

*Kubernetes alpha features are not supported.

**OpenShift Origin is supported because it supports Kubernetes 1.9. The OpenShift Container Platform (formerly known as OpenShift Enterprise) can be used only if it supports Kubernetes 1.9.

***Only the POSIX client is supported. NFSv3 is not supported.