Hi @Shriniwas    Please refer our installation guide [1] and review the steps performed so far. I would suggest to review the steps under document [2] to ensure the environment is correctly setup before installation. Configure Network Names Disabling the Firewall Setting SELinux mode Enable an NTP Service Install Python 2.7 on Hue Hosts [1] https://docs.cloudera.com/documentation/enterprise/latest/topics/installation.html   [2] https://docs.cloudera.com/documentation/enterprise/latest/topics/installation.html#install_cm_cdh ... View more

Can you more elaborate on "Hostname tied to the actual IP address?" and "Use "ifconfig -a" to see a listing of your network interfaces and choose one that has an actual IP address."   How do I know which hostname and ip address to use. Because while installing single node cluster of cloudera how would you know which hosts to specify?   Thank you! ... View more