Client Connection: HDFSS

Fields with the asterisk * are mandatory.

Properties	Description
STATUS	Enable or disable the client connection. Possible values: Enabled (default) Disabled
NAME *	Name of the HDFSS connection you are creating. The maximum number of characters is 128. Blanks and the ' " | special characters are not supported.
DESCRIPTION	Description of the HDFSS connection you are creating. The maximum number of characters is 2048.
HOST *	Remote host IP Address or hostname.
PORT *	Port to connect to the remote host (1 to 65535).
USERNAME	Username to be used for the connection. The maximum number of characters is 320.
PASSWORD	User password.
CONNECTION TIMEOUT *	Number of seconds without network activity to wait before closing a session due to inactivity. Default value: 60.
CLIENT KEY LABEL	Key identifier to create the SSL connection
SSL AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL	Select the SSL authentication protocol: ALL ONLY SPECIFIC VALUES: SSLv3 TLSv1 TLSv1_1 TLSv1_2 TLSv1_3
ACCEPTED CIPHER SUITES	Select the cipher suites. Possible values: ALL ONLY SPECIFIC VALUES. See ACCEPTED CIPHER SUITES for details.
MATCH SERVER HOSTNAME	Specify whether the client should verify that the server’s certificate matches the hostname (the HOST value) it is connecting to. Enabled: the client checks that the server’s certificate Distinguished Name (DN) includes the IP address or hostname that was contacted. Disabled (default): no hostname verification is performed.
KNOX ENDPOINT *	Path or instance of Knox. This information must be provided by the System Administrator.
KNOX CLUSTER *	In this field, select the Knox topology, i.e. the configuration to access Apache Knox and Hadoop. This information must be provided by the System Administrator. Apache Knox can support one Hadoop Cluster. The configuration of the Hadoop Cluster is defined in a topology deployment descriptor file.
HDFS AUTHENTICATION *	Select the network authentication protocol. Possible values: KERBEROS BASIC
HDFS KEYTAB	Absolute path of the .keytab file saved on the STENG. E.g.: /etc/kerberos_guest.keytab.
USE WEB PROTOCOL WITH HDFS	Possible values: Enabled Disabled (default) Enable this option if HDFS must use a proprietary or HTTP Protocol. If you enable only this option, connection to Hadoop can occur either with a proprietary protocol or with HTTP.
USE KNOX WITH HDFS	If enabled, HDFSS will use Knox. Possible values: Enabled Disabled (default)
MAX RETRIES *	Maximum number of retries. If this field is empty or set to 0, no retries will be executed and the job will be set to Failed if the first attempt is not successful. A high value corresponds to a high number of retrying attempts.
RETRY INTERVAL	This field will appear only if you have set the maximum numbers of retries to 1 or greater. Time (in seconds) waited before retrying executing a job. The lower the value, the more frequent the retrying attempts. If this field is empty or set to 0, no retries will be executed and the job will be set to Failed if the first attempt is not successful.