How to embed HDFS cluster information on a website

Question

Hello all,

I am not sure if this is possible, can we get the cluster information in order to display on a website.
Actually i am storing files on HDFS using a website through webHDFS. Most probably i would want to view the cluster information also.
The only was to do this is to go to the HDFS interface to view the required information.
I was wondering if a non admin user were to upload files and view the cluster information on the website, how he should do this.
Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Hi @Bhavish. 

It is possible to get cluster information and display it on a website. A simple way to do this is by using the REST API.