Creating Ambari Stacks on a new install

[#1]

Hello,

I am trying to create an ansible deployment script for HDP using Ambari blueprints. So far I can deploy clusters on an environment where I have internet access. However, I am unable to do so on environments that have their own local cached repo and no internet access for the servers. I get the following error when I am trying to modify the base repo url

"org.apache.ambari.server.controller.spi.NoSuchResourceException: The specified resource doesn't exist: Stack data, Stack HDP 2.4 is not found in Ambari metainfo"

This is when I set the repositories base url to our own internal repo:

http://<internal_URL>:8080/repos/hortonworks/HDP/centos7/2.x/updates/2.4.2.0

FYI, I have confirmed that the above repo works. I understand I am getting the above exception because the info isn't there in the metainfo file.

When I log on to the Ambari UI, I see the following stacks:

Stacks 

HDP 2.3 

HDP 2.2 

HDP 2.1

So I am trying to figure out if I am missing any steps after I do the ambari-server setup?

Is my base URL wrong or have I missed changing any config file? I don't know where is it getting the previous versions of HDP. I can see them in the metainfo file under /var/lib/ but why are there previous versions of HDP present there.

This is the repo file setup for me.

#VERSION_NUMBER=2.2.0.0-1310

[Updates-ambari-2.2.0.0]
name=ambari-2.2.0.0 - Updates
baseurl=http://<repo_url>/repos/hortonworks/ambari-2.2.0.0/centos7/2.2.0.0-1310
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://<repo_url>/repos/keys/RPM-GPG-KEY-ambari
enabled=1
priority=1

#VERSION_NUMBER=2.4.2.0-258
[HDP-2.4.2.0]
name=HDP Version - HDP-2.4.2.0
baseurl=http://<repo_url>/repos/hortonworks/HDP/centos7/2.x/updates/2.4.2.0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://<repo_url>/repos/keys/RPM-GPG-KEY-HDP
enabled=1
priority=1

[HDP-UTILS-1.1.0.20]
name=HDP Utils Version - HDP-UTILS-1.1.0.20
baseurl=http://<repo_url>/repos/hortonworks/HDP-UTILS-1.1.0.20/repos/centos7gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://<repo_url>/repos/keys/RPM-GPG-KEY-HDP-UTILSenabled=1
priority=1

I would be really grateful If anyone can point me to documentation which explains how I can setup a stack after I complete the Ambari server setup. I have seen the wiki (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/How-To+Define+Stacks+and+Services). There is nothing there that explains on how I can setup an HDP 2.4 Stack.

Thank you!

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Ambari 2.2.0 did not support HDP 2.4. It was added in Ambari 2.2.1. However, you should use Ambari 2.2.2, as it is more stable.

[#3]

Please refer to http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Ambari-2.2.2.18/bk_ambari-installation/content/_download_th...

[#4]

Thanks! I shall work with our ops guys and test this out.