Database Reference
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Why choose the relatively old version? That is because with Hadoop and HBase,
there is no shame in sticking to old versions. There is a good reason for that. The
burn-out period for Hadoop is years, running on thousands of machines. So,
although you, as a developer, will always prefer the latest and greatest, check
yourself. As the wisdom goes, "Who is strong? He who controls his own desires".
There is also another good reason to choose the older version of Ubuntu Server.
Most of the Hadoop testing is done on somewhat older versions of the servers. Put
yourself in the Hadoop developers' shoes; would you test on a long-term support
(seven years) server first, or on the latest and greatest, which promises to put your
data in the cloud and to connect you with every social network in the world?
That is why you will have less trouble with the older versions of the OS. I learnt
this the hard way.
OK, so now you are convinced and are ready to start your first instance.
Selecting an instance
We start by choosing the
m1.xlarge
file.
