Common Inputs & Actions

There are various common inputs while creating a cluster as the above given general sections.

• General Details: Includes Cluster Name and its description.
• Java: This deals with installing fresh Java or use existing Java.
• Nodes: Includes authenticating nodes, retrieving those for further operations and inspecting the nodes whether they suffices the basic installation prerequisites for cluster deployment like Firewall, Require TTY, Sudo user etc.
  • Node Authentication
  • Node Retrieval
  • Node Inspection
• Configuration: This includes configuring cluster with various generic parameters. The technology-specific parameters are covered in the next section.
• Deploying Cluster: This includes description of how to deploy a cluster.
• Tracking Cluster Deployment Progress: This includes description of method to track the progress to deploy a cluster.

Please refer to the general section of Cluster Creation for more information.

A screenshot of default blank Hadoop 2 cluster creation page is as shown below:

![] (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/impetus-opensource/ankush/images/hadoop/Image1.png) Figure 1: Blank Hadoop 2 Cluster creation page

A screenshot of a filled Hadoop 2 cluster creation page is as shown below:

![] (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/impetus-opensource/ankush/images/hadoop/Image2.png) Figure 2: Filled Hadoop 2 cluster creation page