Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Installing the Emulator
The Windows Azure HDInsight Emulator is installed with the Microsoft Web Platform Installer version 4.5 or higher.
The current distribution of HDInsight Emulator installs HDP 1.1 for Windows. For more details about different HDP
versions, visit the Hortonworks web site:
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the microsoft Web platform Installer (Web pI) is a free tool that makes getting the latest components of the
microsoft Web platform—including Internet Information services (IIs), sQl server express, .net Framework, and Visual
Web Developer—easy. the Web pI also makes it easy to install and run the most popular free web applications for
blogging, content management, and more with the built-in Windows Web application gallery.
Note
HDP 1.1 includes HDInsight cluster version 1.6. Microsoft plans to upgrade the emulator and match the version
(which, as of now, is version 2.1) that is deployed in the Azure Service.
The emulator currently supports Windows 7, Windows 8, and the Windows Server 2012 family of operating
systems. It can be downloaded from the following link:
You can also go to the Emulator installation page and launch the installer:
When prompted, execute the installer and you should see the Web Platform Installer ready to install the emulator
as shown in Figure
7-1
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