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Support Tools

The tools listed below can facilitate the deployment and administration activities of the Big Data Cluster:

  • epel release - Set of open-source packages that provides various complementary software for Enterprise Linux distributions, such as administration, development, monitoring tools, among other activities.

  • telnet - Network tool that enables remote connection between two machines, assisting in testing and troubleshooting communication problems between servers.

  • net tools - Package with several useful network tools (e.g. netstat) for scanning IP ranges, route analysis, "ping", connection identification, among other activities.

  • wget - Tool used for requesting, or downloading, content and files from internet servers. Supports downloads via FTP, SFTP, HTML, and HTTPS.

  • vim - Versatile text editor. An enhanced version of the "vi" text editor.

To install the support tools, run the command below:

Terminal input
yum install epel-release telnet net-tools wget vim
Figure 2 - Support tools installation
Figure 2 - Support tools installation