Preface
The Oracle Big Data Connectors User's Guide describes how to install and use Oracle Big Data Connectors:
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Oracle Loader for Hadoop
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Oracle SQL Connector for Hadoop Distributed File System
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Oracle XQuery for Hadoop
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Oracle R Advanced Analytics for Hadoop
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Oracle Datasource for Apache Hadoop
Audience
This document is intended for users of Oracle Big Data Connectors, including the following:
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Application developers
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Java programmers
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XQuery programmers
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System administrators
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Database administrators
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Syntax Conventions
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Changes in Oracle Big Data Connectors 5.1
Oracle Big Data Connectors 5.1 includes the following new features, and software revisions.
About JDBC SSL
JDBC SSL lets you create secure connections to Oracle Database. See Using JDBC SSL
About Hadoop Crendential CLI
Hadoop Credential CLI lets you create a secure keystore file to store database passwords. See Using Secure External Java KeyStore and Hadoop credential command.
Software Updates in This Release
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Oracle SQL Connector for HDFS (OSCH) |
5.0.0 |
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Oracle Loader for Hadoop (OLH) |
5.0.1 |
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Oracle Shell for Hadoop Loaders (OHSH) |
5.0.1 |
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Oracle R Advanced Analytics for Hadoop (ORAAH) |
2.8.2 |
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Oracle XQuery for Hadoop (OXH) |
4.9.5 |
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Oracle DataSource for Apache Hadoop (OD4H) |
1.2.4 |
Recent Change History Prior to Oracle Big Data Connectors 5.1
Appendix F in this guide describes changes in the previous Oracle Big Data Connector release – 4.12. If you are upgrading from an earlier release, you may find it useful to review this information.
Footnote Legend
Footnote 1:Oracle Big Data Connectors includes a restricted use license for the Oracle Data Integrator when licensed on an Oracle Big Data Appliance. However, additional licensing is required for using it on other Hadoop clusters.