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:Create an EMR Hive node

Last Updated:Sep 11, 2024

This topic describes how to create an E-MapReduce (EMR) Hive node. EMR Hive nodes allow you to use SQL-like statements to read data from and write data to data warehouses with large datasets and manage the data warehouses. The data warehouses are stored in a distributed storage system. You can use EMR Hive nodes to analyze and develop large amounts of log data in an efficient manner.

Prerequisites

  • An Alibaba Cloud EMR cluster is created and registered to DataWorks. For more information, see Register an EMR cluster to DataWorks.

  • (Required if you use a RAM user to develop tasks) The RAM user is added to the DataWorks workspace as a member and is assigned the Develop or Workspace Administrator role. The Workspace Administrator role has more permissions than necessary. Exercise caution when you assign the Workspace Administrator role. For more information about how to add a member, see Add workspace members and assign roles to them.

  • A serverless resource group is purchased and configured. The configurations include association with a workspace and network configuration. For more information, see Create and use a serverless resource group.

  • A workflow is created in DataStudio.

    Development operations in different types of compute engines are performed based on workflows in DataStudio. Therefore, before you create a node, you must create a workflow. For more information, see Create a workflow.

Limits

  • This type of node can be run only on a serverless resource group or an exclusive resource group for scheduling. We recommend that you use a serverless resource group.

  • If you want to manage metadata for a DataLake or custom cluster in DataWorks, you must configure EMR-HOOK in your cluster first. If you do not configure EMR-HOOK in your cluster, metadata cannot be displayed in real time, audit logs cannot be generated, and data lineages cannot be displayed in DataWorks. EMR governance tasks also cannot be run. For information about how to configure EMR-HOOK, see Use the Hive extension feature to record data lineage and historical access information.

Step 1: Create an EMR Hive node

  1. Go to the DataStudio page.

    Log on to the DataWorks console. In the top navigation bar, select the desired region. Then, choose Data Modeling and Development > DataStudio in the left-side navigation pane. On the page that appears, select the desired workspace from the drop-down list and click Go to DataStudio.

  2. Create an EMR Hive node.

    1. Find the desired workflow, right-click the name of the workflow, and then choose Create Node > EMR > EMR Hive.

      Note

      Alternatively, you can move the pointer over the Create icon and choose Create Node > EMR > EMR Hive.

    2. In the Create Node dialog box, configure the Name, Engine Instance, Node Type, and Path parameters. Click Confirm. The configuration tab of the EMR Hive node appears.

      Note

      The node name can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), and periods (.).

Step 2: Develop an EMR Hive task

You can develop a Hive task on the configuration tab of the EMR Hive node.

Develop SQL code

In the SQL editor, develop node code. You can define variables in the ${Variable} format in the node code and configure the scheduling parameters that are assigned to the variables as values in the Scheduling Parameter section of the Properties tab. This way, the values of the scheduling parameters are dynamically replaced in the node code when the node is scheduled to run. For more information about how to use scheduling parameters, see Supported formats of scheduling parameters. Sample code:

show tables;
select '${var}'; -- You can assign a specific scheduling parameter to the var variable. 
select * from userinfo ;
Note

(Optional) Configure advanced parameters

You can configure advanced parameters on the Advanced Settings tab of the configuration tab of the current node. For more information about how to configure the parameters, see Spark Configuration. The following table describes the advanced parameters that can be configured for different types of EMR clusters.

DataLake cluster or custom cluster: created on the EMR on ECS page

Advanced parameter

Description

queue

The scheduling queue to which jobs are committed. Default value: default. For information about EMR YARN, see YARN schedulers.

priority

The priority. Default value: 1.

FLOW_SKIP_SQL_ANALYZE

The execution method of SQL statements. Valid values:

  • true: Multiple SQL statements are executed at the same time.

  • false (default): Only one SQL statement is executed at a time.

Note

This parameter is available only for testing in the development environment of a DataWorks workspace.

DATAWORKS_SESSION_DISABLE

Specifies whether to establish a JDBC connection every time an SQL statement is executed. This parameter is available for testing in the development environment of a DataWorks workspace. Valid values:

  • true: A JDBC connection is established every time an SQL statement is executed.

  • false (default): The same JDBC connection is used when different SQL statements are executed for the same node.

Note

If the DATAWORKS_SESSION_DISABLE parameter is set to false, the value of yarn applicationId for Hive is not displayed. If you want the value of yarn applicationId to be displayed, you can set the DATAWORKS_SESSION_DISABLE parameter to true.

Others

You can also add a Hive connection parameter on the Advanced Settings tab for the EMR Hive node.

Hadoop cluster: created on the EMR on ECS page

Advanced parameter

Description

queue

The scheduling queue to which jobs are committed. Default value: default. For information about EMR YARN, see YARN schedulers.

priority

The priority. Default value: 1.

FLOW_SKIP_SQL_ANALYZE

The execution method of SQL statements. Valid values:

  • true: Multiple SQL statements are executed at the same time.

  • false (default): Only one SQL statement is executed at a time.

Note

This parameter is available only for testing in the development environment of a DataWorks workspace.

USE_GATEWAY

Specifies whether to use a gateway cluster to commit jobs on the current node. Valid values:

  • true: Use a gateway cluster to commit jobs.

  • false (default): Use no gateway cluster to commit jobs. Jobs are automatically committed to the master node.

Note

If the EMR cluster to which the node belongs is not associated with a gateway cluster but the USE_GATEWAY parameter is set to true, jobs may fail to be committed.

Run the Hive task

  1. In the toolbar, click the 高级运行 icon. In the Parameters dialog box, select the desired resource group from the Resource Group Name drop-down list and click Run.

    Note
    • If you want to access a data source over the Internet or a virtual private cloud (VPC), you must use the resource group for scheduling that is connected to the data source. For more information, see Network connectivity solutions.

    • If you want to change the resource group in subsequent operations, you can click the 高级运行 (Run with Parameters) icon to change the resource group in the Parameters dialog box.

    • If you use an EMR Hive node to query data, a maximum of 10,000 data records can be returned, and the total size of the returned data records cannot exceed 10 MB.

  2. Click the 保存 icon in the top toolbar to save the SQL statements.

  3. Optional. Perform smoke testing.

    You can perform smoke testing on the node in the development environment when you commit the node or after you commit the node. For more information, see Perform smoke testing.

Step 3: Configure scheduling properties

If you want the system to periodically run a task on the node, you can click Properties in the right-side navigation pane on the configuration tab of the node to configure task scheduling properties based on your business requirements. For more information, see Overview.

Note

You must configure the Rerun and Parent Nodes parameters on the Properties tab before you commit the task.

Step 4: Deploy the task

After a task on a node is configured, you must commit and deploy the task. After you commit and deploy the task, the system runs the task on a regular basis based on scheduling configurations.

  1. Click the 保存 icon in the top toolbar to save the task.

  2. Click the 提交 icon in the top toolbar to commit the task.

    In the Submit dialog box, configure the Change description parameter. Then, determine whether to review task code after you commit the task based on your business requirements.

    Note
    • You must configure the Rerun and Parent Nodes parameters on the Properties tab before you commit the task.

    • You can use the code review feature to ensure the code quality of tasks and prevent task execution errors caused by invalid task code. If you enable the code review feature, the task code that is committed can be deployed only after the task code passes the code review. For more information, see Code review.

If you use a workspace in standard mode, you must deploy the task in the production environment after you commit the task. To deploy a task on a node, click Deploy in the upper-right corner of the configuration tab of the node. For more information, see Deploy nodes.

What to do next

After you commit and deploy the task, the task is periodically run based on the scheduling configurations. You can click Operation Center in the upper-right corner of the configuration tab of the corresponding node to go to Operation Center and view the scheduling status of the task. For more information, see View and manage auto triggered nodes.