Configuring External Hive Metastore Database for HA EMR

  • Login to AWS console and navigate to RDS.
  • Click the Create Database button.
  • Select the Database Creation Method as Standard Create and select the Engine Option as Amazon Aurora.
  • Retain the default options as displayed in the following image:
  • In the Settings tab, configure the database name, username, and password.
  • Select the instance type.
  • Select the Availability and Durability.
  • Select the connectivity details.

NOTE Ensure to select a Security Group which has PORT whitelisted to EMR Cluster and Edge nodes.

NOTE Save the Writer Endpoint name for further use, while creating the EMR cluster.

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