I'm assuming you read the steps on the Ambari wiki? Here's an example http://mozartanalytics.com/how-to-create-a-software-stack-for-ambari/ On Oct 21, 2015 7:02 AM, "Miroslav Holubec" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear All, > I found a bit of clarity here > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-7804>. Still some questions > remain unanswered... > > I have created my stack by extending HDP 2.3 stack. I've put upgrade xml > there, so upgrade pack was created. Now I'm able to create version under > hidden versions menu: > http://localhost:8080/views/ADMIN_VIEW/2.1.2/INSTANCE/#/stackVersions > > Still I'm not able to install it to my cluster as it fails with error 500. > System exception is swallowed in CreateHandler.java, so I don't know why... > All what I've got in system log is: BaseManagementHandler:57 - Caught a > system exception while attempting to create a resource > http://localhost:8080/api/v1/clusters/mycluster/stack_versions/ is empty > > Any ideas? How Ambari knows that if I select to install HDP 2.3 stack what > to choose as repository version and assign it into cluster? > Thank you for any answer! > > Regards, > Miroslav > > On 20 October 2015 at 16:05, Miroslav Holubec <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Ambari Users, >> I want to adopt Ambari to deploy my custom software together with some >> HDP services. I have following questions, mainly about updates, as >> documentation is quite unclear about: >> >> 1) What is best way to achieve my task. Extend latest HDP stack and put >> my services into? >> >> 2) Versions Menu under Admin >> a) What is Cluster - Versions Admin Menu for? >> b) I've installed my cluster using my extended HDP stack, but I don't see >> Cluster - Versions Admin Menu, why? >> >> 3) rpm/deb repository >> a) What is role of RPM repository in stack from updates point of view? >> When new package (rpm/deb) occurs in repository, is it updated somehow >> using Ambari? >> b) Is it standard way to have separate repository for each stack version? >> c) what is role of reposinfo - latest in repoinfo.xml? is this checked >> periodically for updates? >> >> 4) Stack upgrade >> a) How can I achieve updates of my SW recommended way? >> b) Do I need to deal repository version resources API when I want to do >> upgrade via GUI? >> c) I've tried to add repository version resource using API and I've got >> error 500: There were no suitable upgrade packs for stack ... >> >> Thank you very much for answers, is quite difficult to find these out as >> mostly everyone is using Ambari with HDP only, max. with added custom >> services. >> >> Kindly regards, >> Miroslav >> > >
