Before you install Cloudera Manager, CDH, and other managed services, review CDH 5 and Cloudera Manager 5 Requirements and Supported Versions.

For planning, best practices, and recommendations, review the reference architecture for your environment. For example, for on-premises deployments, review the Cloudera Enterprise Reference Architecture for Bare Metal Deployments (PDF).

The following topics describe additional considerations you should be aware of before beginning an installation:

• Storage Space Planning for Cloudera Manager
• Configure Network Names
• Required Privileges for Package-based Installations of CDH
• Ports
• Recommended Cluster Hosts and Role Distribution
• Custom Installation Solutions