Ambari 2.7.3 Cluster wizard stuck at step 1

Question

Hi,

i have been trying to setup a new cluster using ambari 2.7.3 i have setup the ambari server and ambari agent. But when i try to install the cluster using the cluster installation wizard it just stuck at the step 1 stage. i dont see any error from the log.

how do i get this to work ?

Ishaan Raghav · Answer

@Louis van Dyk @Olivier Boudry 
Hey, I installed Ambari 2.7.8 from source (what a nightmare) and once it's done, server up and running, I am stuck on the same step as you both discussed above.

Can you please direct me to the hortonworks repo? The ones I found are ERROR 403/ERROR 404.

Olivier Boudry · Answer

Thanks, I also ended up installing it from the RPM and its now working. Found a handful of questions mentioning a similar bug, but no solution.

Louis van Dyk · Answer

I eventually gave up on compiling from source.  Not only is it a nightmare unimaginable, but once you eventually get it right, you can't create a cluster!

My question is on multiple places on the Web, but nobody has an answer - at least not one that works.

I settled for adding the Hortonworks repository to my server, and installed it from there, and that worked for me.