What are the steps to set up Hadoop in standalone mode?
The steps to set up Hadoop in standalone mode are as follows:
- Download the Hadoop compressed package: Download the latest stable version of the Hadoop compressed package from the Hadoop official website (http://hadoop.apache.org/).
- Extract the Hadoop compressed file: Unzip the downloaded Hadoop compressed file to a directory.
- Set up Hadoop environment variables by opening the terminal and editing the ~/.bashrc file. Add the following configurations.
- Set the HADOOP_HOME variable to the path of Hadoop and add Hadoop’s bin and sbin directories to the PATH variable.
- Configure the core files of Hadoop: Go to the Hadoop installation directory, edit the etc/hadoop/hadoop-env.sh file, and set the JAVA_HOME variable to the Java installation path.
- Set up Hadoop in standalone mode by editing the etc/hadoop/core-site.xml file and adding the following configurations:
fs.defaultFS
file:/// - To set up Hadoop in standalone mode: edit the etc/hadoop/hdfs-site.xml file and add the following configuration.
dfs.replication
1 - Format the Hadoop file system: Execute the following command in the terminal to format the Hadoop file system.
- Initialize the HDFS name node.
- Start Hadoop in standalone mode by executing the following command in the terminal:
- initialize the distributed file system.
- Validate Hadoop standalone mode: Access http://localhost:9870 in a web browser. If the Hadoop web interface opens successfully, it indicates that the Hadoop standalone mode has been successfully set up.
Note: Hadoop standalone mode is only suitable for development and testing environments, not for production. In a production environment, it is recommended to use Hadoop cluster mode.