Actually, so you don't have to dig around, here's the source in Ambari's Github
https://github.com/apache/ambari/blob/5228e1847bd7b92d7a3379d26002879dbfeafffe/ambari-common/src/main/python/resource_management/libraries/resources/hdfs_resource.py#L59 On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Justin Leet <justinjl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Take a look at HdfsResource, like https://github.com/ > apache/incubator-metron/blob/master/metron-deployment/ > packaging/ambari/metron-mpack/src/main/resources/common- > services/METRON/CURRENT/package/scripts/enrichment_commands.py#L110 > > If you dig into that function, there's this snippet defining an argument > for hdfs put essentially: > > # if present - copies file/directory from local path {source} to hadoop > path - {target} > source = ResourceArgument() > > I don't know that we've actually used that argument before, so you might > have to test it out, but it sounds like it'll do what you're looking for. > > Justin > > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Otto Fowler <ottobackwa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> So, if I have RPM’s that install as part of installing metron parsers, >> I can, after install move or copy things from that install to hdfs? >> >> What would be the best approach there? >> >> >> On April 4, 2017 at 12:33:08, David Lyle (dlyle65...@gmail.com) wrote: >> >> Hi Otto, >> >> No, you can deploy to hdfs via Ambari. There are some examples in the >> MPack >> currently. >> >> -D... >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Otto Fowler <ottobackwa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Can someone correct me if I am wrong here, but in order for deployment >> to >> > put things into hdfs it has to be done through the ansible build and not >> > the rpm/ambari? >> > Is that right? >> > >> > >