No Cygwin is involved...We have the installation via MSI clearly documented on our site. Python, Visual C++, JDK and .Net framework. This work was done in conjunction with Microsoft who is not in the business of supporting Cygwin. Hadoop is Java and Java runs on windows.
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:20 AM, DSuiter RDX <dsui...@rdx.com> wrote: > It was my understanding that HortonWorks depended on CygWin (UNIX > emulation on Windows) for most of the "Bigtop" family of tools - Hadoop > core, MapReduce, etc. - so, you will probably make all your configuration > files in Windows, since XML is agnostic, and can develop in Windows, since > JARs and other Java constructs are agnostic by design, but when things are > actually happening on your cluster, CygWin is in the middle. For a > framework like Hadoop, I question the wisdom of deciding to use a host > environment that uses more memory to begin with, then adding an emulation > layer that complicates things and takes still more memory (since most > Hadoop constraints are memory-based) simply for the convenience of being > able to use my mouse. > > If you have a competent *NIX admin, you may consider the benefits of using > Hadoop in Linux/UNIX, and leveraging the many web-based management tools > (usually will come with a Hadoop distribution) and 3rd-party development > tools from Informatica or Pentaho (let you build MapReduce, Pig, etc jobs > in GUI) rather than going the Windows route - not only are you using > hardware resources better, you also don't need to worry about licensing, > and you won't need to reboot your cluster every Patch Tuesday. :-) > > Thanks! > > *Devin Suiter* > Jr. Data Solutions Software Engineer > 100 Sandusky Street | 2nd Floor | Pittsburgh, PA 15212 > Google Voice: 412-256-8556 | www.rdx.com > > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Nitin Pawar <nitinpawar...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Disclosure: I do not work for Hortonworks, I just use their product. >> please do not bash me up >> Angelo, >> thats not entirely correct now. >> >> Hortonworks has done tremendous amount of work to port hadoop to windows >> os as well. >> Here is there press release: >> http://hortonworks.com/about-us/news/hadoop-on-windows/ >> >> Chris, >> I do remember seeing hadoop 2.x for windows ( >> http://hortonworks.com/blog/announcing-beta-release-of-apache-hadoop-2/) >> I never tried it myself it on windows but you can reach out to their >> support forum and I am sure someone will be happy to help . >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Angelo Matarazzo < >> matarazzoang...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I think that it is not useful trying to install hadoop on Windows >>> because hadoop is very integrated in Linux and there is no support for >>> Windows >>> >>> >>> 2013/10/23 chris bidwell <chris.bidw...@oracle.com> >>> >>>> Is there any documentation or instructions on installing Hadoop 2.2.0 >>>> on Microsoft Windows? >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> -Chris >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Nitin Pawar >> > > -- * Adam Diaz * * * * * Solution Engineer - Big Data ------------------------------ Phone: 919 609 4842 Email: ad...@hortonworks.com Website: http://www.hortonworks.com/ * Follow Us: * <http://facebook.com/hortonworks/?utm_source=WiseStamp&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=signature> <http://twitter.com/hortonworks?utm_source=WiseStamp&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=signature> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/hortonworks?utm_source=WiseStamp&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=signature> [image: photo] Latest From Our Blog: Strong Ecosystem Support for HDP 2.0, Enabling the Modern Data Architecture <http://hortonworks.com/blog/strong-ecosystem-support-for-hdp-2-0/?utm_source=WiseStamp&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=signature> -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Thank You.
