Trying to determine if HDF/HDP is a valid choice going forward.
Using this document (https://www.cloudera.com/downloads/paywall-expansion.html), it seems like these legacy tools require to an active subscription to download the binaries (as well as get support like bug-fixes and such).
My question is if I set up a HDF/HDP cluster while I have an active subscription, then subscription lapses, what happens? Do I need to shutdown the cluster? Can I spin up local hosts and add them to a pre-existing cluster? What are the limitations? What about older clusters before this paywall was in place?
EDIT: Adding this link here: https://www.cloudera.com/products/pricing/pricing-update.html
"Subscription for binary access
A key part of adopting the Red Hat model was that access to enterprise software binaries requires an active subscription. Cloudera requires a subscription to any compute and storage capacity assigned to run Cloudera software. All Cloudera software version releases, maintenance and security releases, and new product releases require a subscription."
What does this bolded part mean?
