WARNING: The client library is still in the works and not production ready. 

Ambari python client can be used make use of Ambari APIs.

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from ambari_client.ambari_api import  AmbariClient
headers_dict={'X-Requested-By':'mycompany'} #Ambari needs X-Requested-By header
client = AmbariClient("localhost", 8080, "admin", "admin", version=1,http_header=headers_dict)
print client.version
print client.host_url
print"\n"

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1. Code Block
   language python title Show all clusters in Ambari firstline 1 linenumbers true
   all_clusters = client.get_all_clusters() print all_clusters.to_json_dict() print all_clusters

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   language python title Show all hosts in Ambari firstline 1 linenumbers true
   all_hosts = client.get_all_hosts() print all_hosts print all_hosts.to_json_dict() print"\n"

We can also get the information of a specific cluster

1. Code Block
   language python title Show a specific cluster in Ambari firstline 1 linenumbers true
   mycluster = client.get_cluster('cluster1') print mycluster print mycluster.to_json_dict() print"\n"
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   language python title Show all hosts in the cluster firstline 1 linenumbers true
   clusters_hosts = mycluster.get_all_hosts() print clusters_hosts.to_json_dict() print clusters_hosts print"\n"

2. Code Block
   language python title Show a specific host in the cluster firstline 1 linenumbers true
   host1 = mycluster.get_host('host1') print host1 print host1.clusterRef.cluster_name print host1.to_json_dict() print"\n"

3. Code Block
   language python title Show all components of a host firstline 1 linenumbers true
   host1_comp = host1.get_host_components() print host1_comp print host1_comp.to_json_dict() print"\n"

4. Code Block
   language python title Show a specific service of a cluster firstline 1 linenumbers true
   nn = host1.get_host_component("NAMENODE") print nn print nn.to_json_dict() print nn.clusterRef.cluster_name print"\n"

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   language python title Show all services in the cluster firstline 1 linenumbers true
   serviceList = mycluster.get_all_services() print serviceList print serviceList.to_json_dict() print"\n"

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   language python title Show a specific service of a cluster firstline 1 linenumbers true
   ganglia = mycluster.get_service("GANGLIA") print ganglia print ganglia.to_json_dict() print"\n"

7. Code Block
   language python title Show all components of a service firstline 1 linenumbers true
   ganglia_comps = ganglia.get_service_components() print ganglia_comps print ganglia_comps.to_json_dict() print"\n"

8. Code Block
   language python title Show a specific component of a service firstline 1 linenumbers true
   ganglia_comp1 = ganglia.get_service_component('GANGLIA_MONITOR') print ganglia_comp1 print ganglia_comp1.to_json_dict() print ganglia_comp1.clusterRef.cluster_name print"\n"

9. Code Block
   language python title Stop a service firstline 1 linenumbers true
   ganglia.stop()

10. Code Block
    language python title Satrt a service firstline 1 linenumbers true
    ganglia.start()

Get metrics

1. Code Block
   language python title get cpu-metrics of service component TASKTRACKER firstline 1 linenumbers true
   mr = mycluster.get_service("MAPREDUCE") mr_comp1 = mr.get_service_component('TASKTRACKER') metric_json = mr_comp1.get_metrics() print metric_json["metrics"]["cpu"] print"\n"

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   language python title get cpu-metrics from a host which has component NAMENODE firstline 1 linenumbers true
   host1 = mycluster.get_host('host1') nn = host1.get_host_component("NAMENODE") metric_json = nn.get_metrics() print metric_json["metrics"]["cpu"] print"\n"

Create & configure cluster

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