Chapter 6. Supported Database Matrix for Hortonworks Data Platform

This page contains certification information on supported databases for Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP).

The following table identifies the supported databases for HDP.

Table 6.1. Supported Databases for HDP Stack
Operating System	Component	Database
		MySQL 5.x	Other
RHEL/Centos/Oracle Linux 5.x [Not supported for Beta] RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux 6.x SLES 11 [Not supported for Beta]	Hive / HCatalog	Default. For instructions on configuring this database for Hive metastore, either see Instructions for Manual Install or see Instructions for Ambari.
	Oozie	Supported. For instructions on configuring this database for Oozie metastore, either see Instructions for Manual Install or see Instructions for Ambari.	Derby (default).

Table 6.2. Supported Databases for Ambari
Operating System	Component	Database
RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux 5.x [Not supported for Beta] RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux 6.x SLES 11 [Not supported for Beta]	Ambari	PostgreSQL 8.x (default). For more information, see, see Getting Started - Database Requirements.