HDP Certified Administrator (HDPCA)

Certification Overview Take the Exam Anytime, Anywhere
Hortonworks has redesigned its certification program to create an The HDPCA exam is available from any computer, anywhere, at 
industry-recognized certification where individuals prove their any time. All you need is a webcam and a good Internet 
Hadoop knowledge by performing actual hands-on tasks on a connection. 
Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) cluster, as opposed to
answering multiple-choice questions. The HDP Certified
Administrator (HDPCA) exam is designed for Hadoop system How to Register
administrators and operators responsible for installing, Candidates need to create an account at www.examslocal.com. 
configuring and supporting an HPD cluster. Once you are registered and logged in, select “Schedule an 
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Purpose of the Exam to locate and select the HDP Certified Administrator exam. The 
The purpose of this exam is to provide organizations that use cost of the exam is $250 USD. 
Hadoop with a means of identifying suitably qualified staff to
install, configure, secure and troubleshoot a Hortonwork Data
Platform cluster using Apache Ambari.
Duration 
2 hours 
Exam Description
The exam has five main categories of tasks that involve: Description of the Minimally Qualified Candidate 
• Installation The Minimally Qualified Candidate (MQC) for this certification has
• Configuration hands-on experience installing, configuring, securing and
• Troubleshooting troubleshooting a Hadoop cluster, and can perform the
• High Availability objectives of the HDPCA exam. 
• Security
Prerequisites
The exam is based on the Hortonworks Data Platform 2.3 Candidates for the HPDCA exam should be able to perform each
installed and managed with Ambari 2.1. of the tasks in the list of exam objectives below. Candidates are
also encouraged to attempt the practice exam. Visit
Exam Objectives www.hortonworks.com/training/class/hdp-certified-administrator-
View the complete list of objectives below, which includes links to hdpca-exam/ for more details.
the corresponding documentation and/or other resources.

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HDP Certified Administrator (HDPCA) Exam Objectives
Candidates for the HPDCA exam should be able to perform each of the tasks below:

Category Task Resource(s)

Installation Configure a local HDP repository http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amba
ri-
2.1.0.0/bk_Installing_HDP_AMB/content/_using_a_lo
cal_repository.html
Install ambari-server and ambari-agent http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amba
ri-2.0.0.0/Ambari_Doc_Suite/ADS_v200.html#ref-
f123c19f-f2b8-429f-bdaf-3535df363080

http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amba
ri-2.0.0.0/Ambari_Doc_Suite/ADS_v200.html#ref-
848b09cc-db45-4a2c-b8f7-3617987c53f2
Install HDP using the Ambari install wizard http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amba
ri-
2.1.0.0/bk_Installing_HDP_AMB/content/ch_Deploy_
and_Configure_a_HDP_Cluster.html
Add a new node to an existing cluster http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amba
ri-2.0.0.0/Ambari_Doc_Suite/ADS_v200.html#ref-
d745870f-2b0a-47ad-9307-8c01b440589b
Decommission a ndoe http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-
2.3.0/bk_Sys_Admin_Guides/content/ch_slave_node
s.html
Add an HDP service to a cluster using Ambari http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amba
ri-2.0.0.0/Ambari_Doc_Suite/ADS_v200.html#ref-
556d8737-67b1-43da-8331-bccb6ff28ac6
Configuration Define and deploy a rack topology script http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-2.3.0/bk_hdfs_admin_tools/content/ch05.html
Change the configuration of a service using Ambari http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-2.2.4/index.html
Configure the Capacity Scheduler http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-
2.3.0/bk_yarn_resource_mgt/content/ch_capacity_sc
heduler.html
Configure the location of log files for services http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amb
ari-2.0.0.0/Ambari_Doc_Suite/ADS_v200.html#ref-
a3d954f2-00e6-4f5c-8a3e-f7fca7e566cc
Create a home directory for a user and configure http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/current/hadoop-
permissions project-dist/hadoop-common/FileSystemShell.html
Configure the include and exclude DataNode files http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP
2/HDP-
2.3.0/bk_Sys_Admin_Guides/content/ch_slave_node
s.html

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Troubleshooting Restart an HDP service http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amb
ari-2.0.0.0/Ambari_Doc_Suite/ADS_v200.html#ref-
fc5734c8-1957-4406-8fe8-71a1de0193c1
View an application’s log file http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-2.1.5/bk_using-apache-
hadoop/content/log_files.html

http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-
2.3.0/bk_yarn_resource_mgt/content/ch_log_aggreg
ation.html
Configure and manage alerts http://hortonworks.com/blog/announcing-apache-
ambari-2-0/#alerts
Troubleshoot a failed job http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP
2/HDP-2.1.5/bk_using-apache-
hadoop/content/mrv2_troubleshooting.html
High Availability Configure NameNode HA http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP
2/HDP-2.3.0/bk_hadoop-ha/content/ch_HA-
NameNode.html
Configure ResourceManager HA http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP
2/HDP-2.3.0/bk_hadoop-ha/content/ch_HA-
ResourceManager.html
Copy data between two clusters using distcp http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-
2.3.0/bk_Sys_Admin_Guides/content/ch_distcp.html
Create a snapshot of an HDFS directory http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/current/hadoop-
project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/HdfsSnapshots.html
Recover a snapshot http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/current/hadoop-
project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/HdfsSnapshots.html
Configure HiveServer2 HA http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP
2/HDP-2.3.0/bk_hadoop-ha/content/ch_HA-
HiveServer2.html
Security Install and configure Knox
http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-
2.3.0/bk_Knox_Gateway_Admin_Guide/content/ch01
.html
Install and configure Ranger http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP
2/HDP-
2.3.0/bk_Ranger_Install_Guide/content/ch_overview_
ranger_ambari_install.html
Configure HDFS ACLs http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDP2
/HDP-2.3.0/bk_hdfs_admin_tools/content/ch01.html
Configure Hadoop for Kerberos http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Amba
ri-2.0.0.0/Ambari_Doc_Suite/ADS_v200.html#ref-
1097012d-c999-4a81-960b-7473ed584db3
 

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