Control-M for Azure HDInsight

Azure HDInsight enables you to execute an Apache Spark batch job and perform big data analytics.

Control-M for Azure HDInsight enables you to do the following:

  • Execute Apache Spark batch jobs and add job logs to the output.

  • Manage Azure HDInsight credentials in a secure connection profile.

  • Connect to any Azure HDInsight endpoint.

  • Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for Azure HDInsight, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.

  • Integrate Azure HDInsight jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.

  • Monitor the status, results, and output of Azure HDInsight jobs.

  • Attach an SLA job to the Azure HDInsight jobs.

  • Run 50 Azure HDInsight jobs simultaneously per Agent.

Control-M for Azure HDInsight Compatibility

The following table lists the prerequisites that are required to use the Azure HDInsight plug-in, each with its minimum required version.

Component

Version

Control-M/EM

9.0.20.200

Control-M/Agent

9.0.20.200

Control-M Application Integrator

9.0.20.201

Control-M Automation API

9.0.20.250

Control-M for Azure HDInsight is supported on Control-M Web and Control-M Automation API, but not on the Control-M client.

To download the required installation files for each prerequisite, see Obtaining Control-M Installation Files.

Setting up Control-M for Azure HDInsight

This procedure describes how to deploy the Azure HDInsight plug-in, create a connection profile, and define an Azure HDInsight job in Control-M Web and Automation API.

Integration plug-ins released by BMC require an Application Integrator installation. However, these plug-ins are not editable and you cannot import them into Application Integrator. To deploy these integrations to your Control-M environment, import them directly into Control-M with Control-M Automation API.

Before You Begin

Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Automation API Installation.

Begin

  1. Create a temporary directory to save the downloaded files.

  2. Download the Azure HDInsight plug-in from the Control-M for Azure HDInsight download page in the EPD site.

  3. Install the Azure HDInsight plug-in via one of the following methods:

    • (9.0.21 or higher) Use the Automation API Provision service, as follows:

      1. Log in to the Control-M/EM Server machine as an Administrator and store the downloaded zip file in the one of the following locations:

        • Linux: $HOME/ctm_em/AUTO_DEPLOY

        • Windows: <EM_HOME>\AUTO_DEPLOY

      2. Log in to the Control-M/Agent machine and run the provision image command, as follows:

        • Linux: ctm provision image AHD_plugin.Linux

        • Windows: ctm provision image AHD_plugin.Windows

    • (9.0.20.200 or lower) Run the Automation API Deploy service, as described in deploy jobtype.

  4. Create an Azure HDInsight connection profile in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:

  5. Define an Azure HDInsight job in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:

To remove this plug-in from an Agent, see Removing a Plug-in. The plug-in ID is AHD062022.

Change Log

The following table provides details about changes that were introduced in new versions of this plug-in:

Plug-in Version

Details

1.0.00

Initial version