Deploying Hadoop on Microsoft Windows
In this section, we will look in detail as to how we can build and install Hadoop natively on a Windows system. We will be using Windows 8 to install Hadoop. The same steps can be employed to install Hadoop on Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7. We will be installing Hadoop on a 64-bit Windows OS running on 64-bit hardware.
Prerequisites
Installing Hadoop on Windows requires the following platforms, software, and tools installed:
- Java JDK: Java is the soul of Hadoop and requires it to be installed on the machine. Java from Oracle comes with the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK). Hadoop installation requires the JDK. The JDK can be obtained from Oracle's website. To reiterate, it is very important to choose the JDK that is higher than 1.6. We will choose the latest—JDK 1.8. The following screenshot shows the page from where the JDK can be downloaded. In this example, we choose the Windows x64 product. A 32-bit...