https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/Running-Cloudera-HDFS-on-Windows-without-a-VM-for-Metadata/m-p/413871#M254257 <P><SPAN>We have requirements in a project to Analyze whole workload on Cloudera HDFS data and metadata. We have created a tool which have integration with AWS Redshift, GCP BigQuery and Snowflake. This would be our first on-premise integration in to the tool.</SPAN></P> <P>Any way I can replicate Cloudera Hadoop on Windows for initial prototype testing without VM which makes system very slow ?</P> <P>Regards<BR />Rahul</P> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:14:27 GMT Rahul_analytics 2026-04-15T12:14:27Z https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/Running-Cloudera-HDFS-on-Windows-without-a-VM-for-Metadata/m-p/413871#M254257 <P><SPAN>We have requirements in a project to Analyze whole workload on Cloudera HDFS data and metadata. We have created a tool which have integration with AWS Redshift, GCP BigQuery and Snowflake. This would be our first on-premise integration in to the tool.</SPAN></P> <P>Any way I can replicate Cloudera Hadoop on Windows for initial prototype testing without VM which makes system very slow ?</P> <P>Regards<BR />Rahul</P> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:14:27 GMT https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/Running-Cloudera-HDFS-on-Windows-without-a-VM-for-Metadata/m-p/413871#M254257 Rahul_analytics 2026-04-15T12:14:27Z https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/Running-Cloudera-HDFS-on-Windows-without-a-VM-for-Metadata/m-p/413885#M254260 <P data-path-to-node="6">Hi Rahul,</P> <P data-path-to-node="7">Welcome to the community. While I’m not a technical expert, I’d like to help get you closer to an answer here. Could you clarify a few of the "big picture" details?</P> <UL data-path-to-node="9"> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="9,0,0"><STRONG data-index-in-node="0" data-path-to-node="9,0,0">Which version are you targeting?</STRONG> Do you know which specific version of Cloudera your project needs to replicate? I'm assuming the latest Cloudera has but want to be sure.&nbsp;</P> </LI> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="9,1,0"><STRONG data-index-in-node="0" data-path-to-node="9,1,0">What is the scale of the data?</STRONG> Since you are looking to avoid a VM due to speed, roughly how much data or metadata are you planning to run through this initial prototype?</P> </LI> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="9,2,0"><STRONG data-index-in-node="0" data-path-to-node="9,2,0">Windows constraints:</STRONG> Are there specific reasons the prototype must stay on Windows (like company security policies), or is it just for the convenience of your current hardware?</P> </LI> </UL> <P data-path-to-node="10">Having these details will make it much easier for others here to make suggestions.</P> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:09:01 GMT https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/Running-Cloudera-HDFS-on-Windows-without-a-VM-for-Metadata/m-p/413885#M254260 cjervis 2026-04-16T18:09:01Z