Hadoop Install

Hadoop Installation

Prerequisites
Installation of Virtual Box to run Virtual Machine Images (VMs)

Installation of Ubuntu 10 Image to run Hadoop

Installing Virtual Box

1. Download the corresponding installation package from: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads (Windows or  Mac OS X recommended)

1. Close all applications and run the installation package following the on screen instructions Note: The current tested version is 4.0.8 (05/26/2011)

Installing Ubuntu 10 Image

1. Download Ubuntu OS version 10 from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download                                Note: Make sure to download version 10. The latest version 11 is not supported by Hadoop distribution (as of 05/26/2011)

1. Start Virtual Box from application selection menu.

1. Click on “New” button to create new virtual machine and click continue
2. Provide a name for your VM and select Linux and Ubuntu in OS options

1.   Keep the rest of the settings as defaults and continue with instructions
2. Start the VM after it was created by selecting VM and clicking “Start”

1. Select installation media as the downloaded Ubuntu installation package

1. Proceed with default settings during installation. Please, note the user “hadoop” is reserved and don’t select that as your user.
2. Restart OS after installation is completed you should see the following screen on your monitor

Installing JDK 1.6 and Hadoop

1. Install Java JDK 1.6 and Hadoop on Ubuntu

1. Open new terminal by going to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal;
2.  Check the release version of the Ubuntu by running the following command: lsb_release –c

The expected output should be lucid .

Verifying Installation

You should see the following screens in your browser: