Do I need to install and start zookeeper separately if I intend to use 'embedded zookeeper' option for NiFi?

[#1]

I intend to have a separate NiFi cluster than the HDF cluster. If I want to use the embedded zookeeper option for state management, do I need to manually install & start zookeeper on the nodes?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@Piyush Routray

Not sure I am clear with what you mean by "I intend to have a separate NiFi cluster than the HDF cluster".

Are you installing just NiFi via command line?

- You can install NiFi using command line and utilize the embedded zk.

http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDF2/HDF-2.0.1/index.html

When you get to the download HDF section of the "Command Line Installation" documentation, go to the bottom of the list to download just the NiFi tar.gz file.

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The relevant docs for this are found here:

http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDF2/HDF-2.0.1/bk_administration/content/clustering.html

http://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/HDF2/HDF-2.0.1/bk_administration/content/state_providers.ht...

Are you trying to install NIFi via HDF's Ambari?

- The Ambari based installation of HDF will install an external ZK for you and setup NiFi to use it for you.

Thanks,

Matt