Hello Copying a parcel to a node and adding the node to the cluster does not mean Cloudera Manager will recognize that the parcel is already present and skip distribution. Cloudera Manager manages parcel distribution through its centralized management system. When a node is added to the cluster, Cloudera Manager will handle the parcel distribution process according to its internal procedures, ensuring that the correct and complete parcel metadata and components are properly configured and unpacked on the node. This process ensures consistency and reliability in the cluster configuration. Therefore, even if a parcel is manually copied to a node, Cloudera Manager is likely to still perform its distribution process for verification and consistency purposes. Copying the parcels to the nodes before adding them to the cluster is not the proper or suggested way to do it, therefore not supported. The recommended method would be to distribute the parcels by using the Wizard as usual as Cloudera supports the parcel distribution through the UI only. I hope this helps.
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