Preparing the Environment on

Extracting the installation package

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Extract the Big Data Protector package to access the Big Data Protector Configurator script. This script will generate the Big Data Protector parcels and CSDs to install the Big Data Protector on all the nodes in the cluster. The nodes in the cluster are managed by Cloudera Manager.

To extract the files from the installation package:

Running the configurator script

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Execute the Big Data Protector configurator script to:

Download certificates from the ESA.
Create the parcels and CSDs to install the Big Data Protector.

To run the configurator script and generate the Big Data Protector Parcels and CSDs:

Log in to the CLI on the Master node that has connectivity to ESA.
To execute the configurator script, run the following command:
```
./BDPConfigurator_CDP-PVC-Base-7.1_<BDP_version>.sh
```
Press ENTER.

The prompt to continue the configuration of Big Data Protector appears.

Setting up the parcels

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After the Big Data Protector parcels and CSDs are copied to the local Cloudera repository directories, restart the Cloudera SCM server. The restart ensures Cloudera Manager identifies the new CSD and parcel files. The restart also enables Cloudera Manager to display the Big Data Protector services in the Add Services section in Cloudera Manager.

To set up the Big Data Protector Parcels and CSDs:

Distributing the parcels

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Distribute the following Big Data Protector parcels to the nodes in the cluster before installing or activating them on the nodes:

Big Data Protector parcel: PTY_BDP
Certificates parcel: PTY_CERT
Log Forwarder configuration parcel: PTY_LOGFORWARDER_CONF

Note: To distribute the Big Data Protector parcels to the nodes, Cluster Administrator privileges are required.

For more information about the required role, refer to https://docs.cloudera.com/cloudera-manager/7.1.1/managing-clusters/topics/cm-parcels.html.

To distribute the Big Data Protector Parcels to the Nodes in the Cluster:

Activating the parcels

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After distributing the Big Data Protector parcels on the cluster nodes, activate the parcels to add and start the Big Data Protector-related services on the nodes in the cluster.

To activate the Big Data Protector Parcels on the Nodes:

Using a browser, navigate to the Cloudera Manager screen.
Enter the Username.
Enter the Password.
Click Sign In.

The Cloudera Manager Home page appears.
From the left pane, click Parcels.

The Cloudera Manager Parcels page appears.