To look at the core features and FUNCTIONALITY on IMPALA, the easiest way to try out Impala is to download the Cloudera QuickStart VM and start the Impala SERVICE through Cloudera Manager, then use impala-shell in a terminal window or the Impala Query UI in the Hue web interface.

To do performance testing and try out the management features for Impala on a cluster, you need to move beyond the QuickStart VM with its virtualized single-node ENVIRONMENT. Ideally, download the Cloudera Manager software to set up the cluster, then install the Impala software through Cloudera Manager.

To look at the core features and functionality on Impala, the easiest way to try out Impala is to download the Cloudera QuickStart VM and start the Impala service through Cloudera Manager, then use impala-shell in a terminal window or the Impala Query UI in the Hue web interface.

To do performance testing and try out the management features for Impala on a cluster, you need to move beyond the QuickStart VM with its virtualized single-node environment. Ideally, download the Cloudera Manager software to set up the cluster, then install the Impala software through Cloudera Manager.