Local Filesystem Source

Login to xenn.lake Portal

To login use browser and insert the portal address. By default portal works on the port 8080 of the xenn.lake installed server.

http://<hostname>:8080/xennlake_web

Go to Integration Module

Click on the <INTEGRATION> Link on top of the web page. This will lead you to the integration module. By there are two system generated file system sources which cannot be deleted.

generalFileInput: Is for the custom operating system files which can be uploaded manually and let xenn.lake to import them to the Hadoop File system.

downloads: Are the predefined source definition for the uploaded files via the INTEGRATION module. You can directly upload your files from the UPLOAD button which is in the left side of the INTEGRATION module. This uploaded files are going to be stored in the downloads source definition.

Select <New Source>

To create a new file system source; from the left menu, click on the <NEW SOURCE> button to open the pop-up windows for the new connection.

Insert Necessary Information

From the pop-up window;

Source Name: Name of the defined source connection.

Source Type: Select the source type as localFS which represents the local filesystem.

You do not need to enter the path of the local filesystem or any other parameters. Xenn.lake automatically creates the folder as /home/Hadoop/NetBeansProjects/stardust_hdfs/input/<connection_name>. This default location can be changed via the global configuration parameters of xenn.lake which is under the /etc/stardust/global.xml

Click the <SAVE CONNECTION> button to save the connection.

Test Connection

After saving the connection, screen returns to the Integration Main Page. You can click on the <TEST> button to test the connectivity.

Now you are ready to define a table and transfer its data to Hadoop Filesystem which is explained in detail at the Creating and Transferring Files section.