Working with Cluster Utilities

Perform operations on the cluster using the utility scripts

The Big Data Protector package provides utility scripts to perform different operations on the EMR cluster. The scripts and their usage is listed in the table.

ScriptDescription
RPAgent ControlManages the RPAgent service across the cluster.
Log Forwarder ControlManages the Log Forwarder service across the cluster.
Sync ConfigurationUpdates the configuration from the config.ini file across the nodes in the cluster.
RPAgent ConfigurationUpdates the RPAgent configuration from the rpagent.cfg file across the nodes in the cluster.
Log Forwarder ConfigurationUpdates the Log Forwarder configuration across the nodes in the cluster.

RPAgent Control Script

Perform operations on the cluster using the RPAgent Control Script

Log Forwarder Control Script

Perform operations on the cluster using the Log Forwarder Control Script

Sync Config.ini

Replicate the Config.ini on all the nodes in the cluster using the utility Script

Sync Log Forwarder Configuration

Update the Log Forwarder configuration on the cluster using the Log Forwarder Script

Sync RPAgent Configuration

Update the RPAgent configuration on the cluster using the RPAgent Script


Last modified : January 13, 2026