Prerequisites

Simplify Windows computer name
This topic lists the steps to simplify windows computer name.
Add Windows ip/hostname
Add the Windows™ ip and full hostname into the /etc/hosts file onto all the Hadoop nodes. This is required if all the nodes (Hadoop nodes and Windows™ computer) cannot be resolved via DNS.
Synchronize Linux and Windows time
On all Hadoop and GPFS nodes perform the ntpdate command to sync the time across all nodes.
Add all Hadoop nodes into Windows hosts
On the Windows™ server, add all the Hadoop nodes in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts if the Hadoop node's IPs are not resolvable by the Windows™ server.

Parent topic: Kerberos authentication with Active Directory (AD) support