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Clone an Amazon EMR cluster using the console

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Clone an Amazon EMR cluster using the console - Amazon EMR

You can use the Amazon EMR console to clone a cluster, which makes a copy of the configuration of the original cluster to use as the basis for a new cluster.

Console
To clone a cluster with the console
  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console, and open the Amazon EMR console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/emr.

  2. Under EMR on EC2 in the left navigation pane, choose Clusters.

  3. To clone a cluster from the cluster list

    1. Use the search and filter options to find the cluster that you want to clone in the list view.

    2. Select the check box to the left of the row for the cluster that you want to clone.

    3. The Clone option will now be available at the top of the list view. Select Clone to initiate the cloning process. If the cluster has steps configured, choose Include steps and Continue if you want to clone the steps along with the other cluster configurations.

    4. Review the settings for the new cluster that have copied over from the cloned cluster. Adjust the settings if needed. When you are satisfied with the new cluster's configuration, select Create cluster to launch the new cluster.

  4. To clone a cluster from a cluster detail page

    1. To navigate to the detail page of the cluster that you want to clone, select its Cluster ID from the cluster list view.

    2. At the top of the cluster detail page, select Clone cluster from the Actions menu to initiate the cloning process. If the cluster has steps configured, choose Include steps and Continue if you want to clone the steps along with the other cluster configurations.

    3. Review the settings for the new cluster that have copied over from the cloned cluster. Adjust the settings if needed. When you are satisfied with the new cluster's configuration, select Create cluster to launch the new cluster.

To clone a cluster with the console
  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console, and open the Amazon EMR console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/emr.

  2. Under EMR on EC2 in the left navigation pane, choose Clusters.

  3. To clone a cluster from the cluster list

    1. Use the search and filter options to find the cluster that you want to clone in the list view.

    2. Select the check box to the left of the row for the cluster that you want to clone.

    3. The Clone option will now be available at the top of the list view. Select Clone to initiate the cloning process. If the cluster has steps configured, choose Include steps and Continue if you want to clone the steps along with the other cluster configurations.

    4. Review the settings for the new cluster that have copied over from the cloned cluster. Adjust the settings if needed. When you are satisfied with the new cluster's configuration, select Create cluster to launch the new cluster.

  4. To clone a cluster from a cluster detail page

    1. To navigate to the detail page of the cluster that you want to clone, select its Cluster ID from the cluster list view.

    2. At the top of the cluster detail page, select Clone cluster from the Actions menu to initiate the cloning process. If the cluster has steps configured, choose Include steps and Continue if you want to clone the steps along with the other cluster configurations.

    3. Review the settings for the new cluster that have copied over from the cloned cluster. Adjust the settings if needed. When you are satisfied with the new cluster's configuration, select Create cluster to launch the new cluster.

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