MapR 5.1 is at End of Life (EOL) and no longer supported. Please see the latest documentation. This documentation is not being updated.

5.1 Installation
This section provides information for installing with or without (manual) the MapRInstaller, installing patches, upgrading, and migrating.
- Get Started: Install MapR
  The MapR Installer makes the installation of a MapR cluster easy. It installs MapR software after it takes you through the process of selecting services and configuring the cluster.
- Installation Guide
- Upgrade Guide
  - Upgrading and your License
    After upgrading MapR, the Base License file must be manually updated on all nodes in your cluster.
  - MapR Core Upgrade Process
  - Planning the Upgrade
  - Preparing to Upgrade
  - Upgrading with the MapR Installer
  - Upgrading without the MapR Installer
  - Upgrading Clients
    - Upgrade MapR Client
    - Upgrade MapR POSIX loopbacknfs Client
- Applying a Patch
  MapR patches are version-specific and cumulative. Each patch contains the code fixes that were included in the previous patch for that MapR version.
- Migration Guide

Upgrade MapR Client

To get a newer version of the Windows or Mac OS X MapR client, install the newer MapR client and reconfigure it. To get a newer version of the Linux MapR client, perform a package upgrade.