Accessing Spark

For the purposes of this Quickstart Guide for Windows, it is assumed that you already have a Spark database that you can query.

If necessary, you can use the following resources to set up Hadoop and Spark:

• You can download and use one of the preconfigured Hadoop distributions:
  • Hortonworks: http://hortonworks.com/products/hortonworks-sandbox/.
  • Cloudera: http://www.cloudera.com/documentation/enterprise/latest/topics/cloudera_quickstart_vm.html.
  • MapR: http://www.mapr.com/doc/display/MapR/Quick+Start+-+Test+Drive+MapR+on+a+Virtual+Machine.
• You can download Hadoop from https://hadoop.apache.org/releases.html. For information about installing and configuring Hadoop, see the Hadoop Wiki: http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/Hadoop2OnWindows.
• You can download Spark from http://spark.apache.org/downloads.html. For information about installing and configuring Spark, see the Apache Spark documentation: http://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/.
• You can download a sample data set named FAA_Spark from http://www.simba.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/FAA_Spark.zip.

Note:

The sample data set is a modified version of the FAA data set. The original FAA data set is available for download at http://www.transtats.bts.gov/DL_SelectFields.asp?Table_ID=236&DB_Short_Name=On-Time.

Related topics

• About the on page 1
• Connecting to the Data Store