This is a great article..I have a question around the ThriftServer. The article description says "SparkSQL, Ranger, and LLAP via Spark Thrift Server.." but the implementation uses HiveServer2? so can ranger work with Spark Thrift server? Is there a ranger plugin for Spark ThriftServer? ... View more

Hive ranger plugin is only for HiveServer2 and not for Spark thrift Server. LLAP in HDP2.5 Tech preview would be another option for it. ... View more