Upgrading Oracle Big Data Appliance Cluster to V4.3 with Mammoth (Software Deployment Bundle) Release V4.3 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
(Doc ID 2080984.1)
Last updated on JULY 26, 2021
Applies to:
Big Data Appliance Integrated Software - Version 4.3.0 and laterLinux x86-64
Purpose
This document provides answers to frequently asked questions on how to upgrade an Oracle Big Data Appliance cluster to Oracle Big Data Appliance 4.3 using Mammoth (Software Deployment Bundle).
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| Purpose |
| Questions and Answers |
| When performing an upgrade to Oracle Big Data Appliance (BDA) V4.3 is it ok to be in Maintenance Mode to avoid Cloudera Manager upgrade-related alerts? |
| If the BDA has been changed from its original layout will that be a problem during upgrade? |
| Does the cluster need to be in "Good Health" before upgrading to Oracle Big Data Appliance (BDA) V4.3? |
| What Hadoop (CDH) version is on Oracle Big Data Appliance (BDA) V4.3? |
| What does Cloudera 5.4.7 Enterprise include? |
| Does BDA V4.3 continue to support security options for CDH Hadoop clusters? |
| Does the BDA upgrade to 4.3 impact existing sentry and Kerberos configurations? |
| If Kerberos has been configured with Active Directory through Cloudera Manager(Direct AD) then is it still the case with BDA V4.3 that Kerberos will need to be removed prior to upgrade? |
| What version of NoSQL is on Oracle Big Data Appliance (BDA) V4.3? |
| Are there still two separate bundles for BDA 4.3, one for OEL 6 and one for OEL 5? |
| Is a BDA Base Image being released for v4.3.0? |
| What version should be used to reimage prior to installing BDA Mammoth V4.3? |
| Each Mammoth bundle consists of two zip files. Can the second zipfile be used for reimaging as in the past? |
| What new features does Oracle Big Data Appliance 4.3.0 include? |
| What is the list of software upgrades are present in BDA V4.3? |
| What new software is installed automatically? |
| Regarding HTTPS/Network Encryption, how is that enabled after upgrade? |
| Is there anything new for Hue login? |
| Do CM, Hue and Oozie use HTTPS security by default? |
| Is there a summary of what is in Oracle Big Data SQL V2.0? |
| Is there is an interactive bdscli utility on the BDA? |
| Does BDA V4.3 support Big Data Discovery? |
| If BDD was manually installed on BDA V4.1 what happens on upgrade to BDA V4.3? |
| Once on BDA V4.3 how is Oracle Big Data Discovery (BDD) 1.1.1 installed? |
| Does BDD work with clusters enabled with MIT Kerberos? |
| Can an upgrade to BDA V4.3 be performed from any previous BDA version? |
| Does this mean that an upgrade from a pre-V3.1.0 can not go directly to BDA V4.3.0? |
| Does this mean that an upgrade from a V2.4 will have a multiple upgrade path? |
| Are there general guidelines for the upgrade path from older BDA versions to V4.3.0? |
| If upgrading from pre-V3.0.1 to V3.1.0 and then V3.1.0 to V4.3, does the critical metadata need to be backed up on V3.1.0 if it was backed up on the pre-V3.0.1 BDA? |
| Will there be any problem upgrading BDA v4.1.0 / CDH 5.3.5. to BDA v4.3.0? On BDA v4.1.0 upgrade to CDH 5.3.5 was supported. |
| Will there be any problem upgrading BDA v4.2.0 / CDH 5.4.4. to BDA v4.3.0? On BDA v4.2.0 upgrade to CDH 5.4.4 was supported. |
| After upgrade to BDA v4.3.0 can you roll back to a previous BDA version? |
| Is it possible to dual boot a starter rack to have BDA v4.3 and v4.2 by using one system disk for BDA v4.3 and one for BDA v4.2? |
| What about upgrading a CDH client, will that also require a two step approach? |
| The BDA servers are at CDH 5.4.7. Is it a problem if client/edge servers are running CDH 5.4.0? |
| Does BDA V4.3 include BigDataSQL V2.0 ? |
| Does BDA V4.3 support the BdaDeploy.json file? |
| What version of the Oracle BDA Configuration Generation Utility is required for this release? |
| When upgrading from V2.5, V2.6 or V3.0.*,3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 are there changes to the Service Roles Layout? |
| Is Spark-on-YARN configured on the BDA V4.3 ? |
| If a cluster is running Standalone Spark, what will the Mammoth upgrade do since Spark-on-YARN is now configured in BDA V4.2? |
| If Spark-on-YARN was manually configured on BDA V4.1 will that impact upgrade to BDA V4.3 ? |
| What about Impala, Search, and Navigator are they configured on the BDA V4.2? |
| If Impala Llama was manually configured in BDA V4.1 will that impact upgrade to BDA V4.3? |
| When upgrading with disk encryption enabled why does the "./mammoth -p" output look different than that posted in the upgrade document? |
| Where is the list of known CDH 5 issues? |
| If the Mammoth upgrade fails do I have to create a SR and upload the diagnostic bundle generated? |
| Where is the BDA V4.3 documentation? |
| What is the direct link to the documentation "New features" section? |
| Are there any deprecated features? |
| Where is the Big Data Connector's documentation? |
| What are the Oracle Big Data Connectors (BDC) version changes? |
| If a patch is installed, will that be impacted by upgrade? |
| Is the CDH Deployment still parcel based? |
| When upgrading to BDA V4.3 do any one-off patches need to be applied? |
| BDA V4.2 includes CDH 5.4.7. Can I upgrade to a higher CDH version? |
| What about patching after the upgrade now that BDA V4.3 is parcel based? |
| When upgrading to BDA V4.3 if the cluster verification step fails can Mammoth be rerun? |
| What can be done to resolve "Acquiring installation lock" errors when adding a client/edge node back into a CDH cluster after upgrade? |
| Can the client hostnames and/or priviate InfiniBand IP addresses be changed during the upgrade? |
| What is the user 'bdatestuser'? |
| After upgrade there is a problem using the 'hdfs' principal when AD Kerberos is enabled. Why is that? |
| Where is the Cloudera documentation on CDH 5.4 Known Issues? |
| If MS Active Directory is in trust with MIT Kerberos is Used is there a Way to Block Users from Connecting and Running Jobs or Batch Updates During an Upgrade? |
| What about MegaCli64, any changes? |
| Is there support for the latest currently available ILOM firmware version for all BDA hardware in BDA V4.3? |
| References |