Briefing Cloudera Knowledge

Which of the following statements is the most accurate about the choice of operating systems to run

Which of the following statements is the most accurate about the choice of operating systems to
run on a Hadoop cluster?

A.
Linux and Solaris/OpenSolaris are preferable to Windows. Solaris running on SPARC hardware
is the preferred Hadoop slave node configuration.

B.
Linux is preferable to Windows and Solaris/OpenSolaris. Some Linux distributions are intended
for cluster environments more than others.

C.
The choice of operating system isn’t very important for a Hadoop cluster.

D.
Linux is preferable to Windows and Solaris/OpenSolaris, but the choice of Linux distribution is
unimportant when planning a Hadoop cluster.

Explanation:
http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/FAQ#What_platforms_and_Java_versions_does_Hadoop_run_on.3
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