Lab 1: Getting started with the QuickStart VM
In this lab, you will get the QuickStart VM running on your laptop.
Please do not download the VM over the conference wireless!
(If you’re not at a conference right now, you can download the VM from Cloudera.)
Most of you have already downloaded a copy of the VM, but there are thumb drives with images if anyone needs them.
Please return the thumb drives after you’ve copied the image
Recommendations
Do all your work inside the VM
In the time available, we can’t troubleshoot port forwarding, shared folders, or copy and paste settings.
Steps
1. Unpack and start the VM
Once the VM is running and you can see the desktop, you’re ready to go.
Useful information:
- What are the usernames/passwords for the VM?
- HUE: cloudera/cloudera
- Cloudera manager: cloudera/cloudera
- Login: cloudera/cloudera
- How do I get my mouse back?
- If your mouse/keyboard is stuck in the VM (captured), you can usually
release it by pressing the rightCTRL
key. If you don’t have one (or that
didn’t work), then the release key will be in the lower-right of the
VirtualBox window
- If your mouse/keyboard is stuck in the VM (captured), you can usually
Troubleshooting suggestions:
- How do I fix “VTx” errors?
- Reboot your computer and enter BIOS
- Find the “Virtualization” settings, usually under “Security” and enable
all of the virtualization options
- I can’t find the file in VirtualBox (or VMWare)!
- You probably need to unpack it.
- How do I unpack a
.7z
file?- You can install 7zip in Windows, which can extract the VM files from the
.7z
file. - For linux or mac,
cd
to where you copied the file and run7zr e <name>.7z
- You should be able to import the extracted files to VirtualBox or VMWare
- You can install 7zip in Windows, which can extract the VM files from the
- How do I open a
.ovf
file?- Install and open VirtualBox on your computer
- Under the menu “File”, select “Import…”
- Navigate to where you unpacked the
.ovf
file and select it
- What is a
.vmdk
file?- The
.vmdk
file is the virtual machine disk image that accompanies a.ovf
file, which is a portable VM description.
- The
- How do I open a
.vbox
file?- Install and open VirtualBox on your computer
- Under the menu “Machine”, select “Add…”
- Navigate to where you unpacked the
.vbox
file and select it
- Other problems
- Using VirtualBox? Try using VMWare.
- Using VMWare? Try using VirtualBox.
2. Update the Kite CLI
If you are using the VM linked from the conference site or copied from thumb drives, this step isn’t needed.
Check that the version of kite-dataset
is 0.17.1 by running:
kite-dataset --version
You can update the version of Kite tools in the VM with these commands:
curl http://central.maven.org/maven2/org/kitesdk/kite-tools/0.17.1/kite-tools-0.17.1-binary.jar -o kite-dataset
chmod +x kite-dataset
sudo mv kite-dataset /usr/lib/kite/bin/
The version should now be 0.17.1.
3. Explore Hue
While we make sure everyone has the VM running, try out Hue!
Next
- Move on to the next lab: Create a movies dataset