Yeah you're likely having issues due to memory constraints. Most of the tutorial can be completed without Cloudera Manager in 4GB if RAM, if you want to start with a new instance of the VM. Other than checking the status of required services before each tutorial in the sequence, the only thing missing will be using Cloudera Navigator at the end (which will actually require 10GB+ of memory to launch the Cloudera Enterprise (trial) option) to audit access to the cluster, data lineage, and security policies. ... View more