Verifying the prerequisites

Verifying the Prerequisites for Installing the Big Data Protector

The content mentioned in this section is applicable only for the Bootstrap approach to install the Big Data Protector.

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met, before installing the Big Data Protector on an Amazon EMR cluster:

  • It is recommended to be familiar with the following parts:
    • The Amazon EMR environment
    • Storage bucket, used to store the Big Data Protector installation files
    • Bootstrap Action, used to invoke the installation of Big Data Protector
    • Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
  • An ESA appliance v10.x.x is installed and running.
  • An S3 bucket is available to copy the Big Data Protector installation files, which are created using the Configurator script.

    For more information about creating an S3 bucket, refer to the Amazon documentation for creating the S3 bucket.

  • The following table depicts the list of ports that are configured on ESA and the nodes in the cluster, which will run the Big Data Protector:
Destination Port No.ProtocolsSourcesDestinationsDescriptions
8443TCPRPAgent on the Big Data Protector cluster nodeESAThe RPAgent communicates with ESA through port 8443 to download a Policy.
9200Log Forwarder on the Big Data Protector cluster nodeProtegrity Audit Store applianceThe Log Forwarder sends all the logs to the Protegrity Audit Store appliance through port 9200.
15780Protector on the Big Data Protector cluster nodeLog Forwarder on the Big Data Protector cluster nodeThe Big Data Protector writes Audit Logs to localhost through port 15780. The RPAgent Application Logs are also written to localhost through port 15780. The Log Forwarder reads the logs from that socket.

Last modified : January 12, 2026