Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Introducing the
Sqoop Adapter
This chapter provides an overview of the Sqoop Adapter and its requirements:
Overview
The Cisco Workload Automation (CWA) Sqoop Adapter provides easy import and export of data from structured data
stores such as relational databases and enterprise data warehouses. Sqoop is a tool designed to transfer data between
Hadoop and relational databases. You can use Sqoop to import data from a relational database management system
(RDBMS) into the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), transform the data in Hadoop MapReduce, and then export
the data back into an RDBMS. Sqoop Adapter allows users to automate the tasks carried out by Sqoop.
stores such as relational databases and enterprise data warehouses. Sqoop is a tool designed to transfer data between
Hadoop and relational databases. You can use Sqoop to import data from a relational database management system
(RDBMS) into the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), transform the data in Hadoop MapReduce, and then export
the data back into an RDBMS. Sqoop Adapter allows users to automate the tasks carried out by Sqoop.