1. 02 | Getting Started with HDInsight
Graeme Malcolm | Data Technology Specialist, Content Master
Pete Harris | Learning Product Planner, Microsoft

2. Module Overview HDInsight Architecture
Provisioning an HDInsight Cluster
Cluster Remote Access
Using HDFS

3. HDInsight Architecture
HDInsight cluster
One or more virtual machines
Hadoop
Windows Azure Storage
Blob storage for HDFS
Windows Azure SQL Database
Metadata store for Hive and Oozie
Use existing, or internal
Windows Azure
Blob Store container(s)
SQL Database
HDFS
Hive/Oozie Metadata
HDInsight cluster (VMs)

4. Demo: Provisioning HDInsight
In this demonstration, you will see how to:
Create an HDInsight Cluster

5. Cluster Remote Access Remote desktop access disabled by default
Enable in Windows Azure Management Portal
Specify user credentials and expiration date
Use an RDP connection to the Name Node to:
Access Hadoop command line and utilities
Monitor Hadoop activity

6. Using HDFS Hosted in a blob container in Windows Azure Storage
Retained even when the HDInsight cluster is deleted
Paths can be WASB or HDFS
/logs/file.txt
HDFS shell commands
ls and lsr
cp, copyToLocal, and copyFromLocal
mv, moveToLocal, and moveFromLocal
mkdir
rm and rmr
cat

7. Demo: Remote Desktop In this demonstration, you will see how to:
Configure Remote Access
Browse HDFS
Run a Map/Reduce Job

8. Module Summary Provision HDInsight clusters as needed
Cluster nodes
Blob storage container(s)
SQL Database for Hive/Oozie metadata
Enable remote desktop access only if required