Add a list of steps to a cluster.
See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.
add-steps
--cluster-id <value>
--steps <value> [<value>...]
[--execution-role-arn <value>]
--cluster-id
(string)
A unique string that identifies a cluster. The
create-cluster
command returns this identifier. You can use thelist-clusters
command to get cluster IDs.
--steps
(list)
Specifies a list of steps to be executed by the cluster. Steps run only on the master node after applications are installed and are used to submit work to a cluster. A step can be specified using the shorthand syntax, by referencing a JSON file or by specifying an inline JSON structure.
Args
supplied with steps should be a comma-separated list of values (Args=arg1,arg2,arg3
) or a bracket-enclosed list of values and key-value pairs (Args=[arg1,arg2=value,arg4
).(structure)
Type -> (string)
The type of a step to be added to the cluster.
Name -> (string)
The name of the step.
ActionOnFailure -> (string)
The action to take if the cluster step fails.
Jar -> (string)
A path to a JAR file run during the step.
Args -> (list)
A list of command line arguments to pass to the step.
(string)
MainClass -> (string)
The name of the main class in the specified Java file. If not specified, the JAR file should specify a Main-Class in its manifest file.
Properties -> (string)
A list of Java properties that are set when the step runs. You can use these properties to pass key value pairs to your main function.
Shorthand Syntax:
Type=string,Name=string,ActionOnFailure=string,Jar=string,Args=string,string,MainClass=string,Properties=string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"Type": "CUSTOM_JAR"|"STREAMING"|"HIVE"|"PIG"|"IMPALA",
"Name": "string",
"ActionOnFailure": "TERMINATE_CLUSTER"|"CANCEL_AND_WAIT"|"CONTINUE",
"Jar": "string",
"Args": ["string", ...],
"MainClass": "string",
"Properties": "string"
}
...
]
--execution-role-arn
(string)
You must grant the execution role the permissions needed to access the same IAM resources that the step can access. The execution role can be a cross-account IAM Role.
See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.
Note
To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.
Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .
1. To add Custom JAR steps to a cluster
Command:
aws emr add-steps --cluster-id j-XXXXXXXX --steps Type=CUSTOM_JAR,Name=CustomJAR,ActionOnFailure=CONTINUE,Jar=s3://mybucket/mytest.jar,Args=arg1,arg2,arg3 Type=CUSTOM_JAR,Name=CustomJAR,ActionOnFailure=CONTINUE,Jar=s3://mybucket/mytest.jar,MainClass=mymainclass,Args=arg1,arg2,arg3
Required parameters:
Jar
Optional parameters:
Type, Name, ActionOnFailure, Args
Output:
{
"StepIds":[
"s-XXXXXXXX",
"s-YYYYYYYY"
]
}
2. To add Streaming steps to a cluster
Command:
aws emr add-steps --cluster-id j-XXXXXXXX --steps Type=STREAMING,Name='Streaming Program',ActionOnFailure=CONTINUE,Args=[-files,s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/wordcount/wordSplitter.py,-mapper,wordSplitter.py,-reducer,aggregate,-input,s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/wordcount/input,-output,s3://mybucket/wordcount/output]
Required parameters:
Type, Args
Optional parameters:
Name, ActionOnFailure
JSON equivalent (contents of step.json):
[
{
"Name": "JSON Streaming Step",
"Args": ["-files","s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/wordcount/wordSplitter.py","-mapper","wordSplitter.py","-reducer","aggregate","-input","s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/wordcount/input","-output","s3://mybucket/wordcount/output"],
"ActionOnFailure": "CONTINUE",
"Type": "STREAMING"
}
]
NOTE: JSON arguments must include options and values as their own items in the list.
Command (using step.json):
aws emr add-steps --cluster-id j-XXXXXXXX --steps file://./step.json
Output:
{
"StepIds":[
"s-XXXXXXXX",
"s-YYYYYYYY"
]
}
3. To add a Streaming step with multiple files to a cluster (JSON only)
JSON (multiplefiles.json):
[
{
"Name": "JSON Streaming Step",
"Type": "STREAMING",
"ActionOnFailure": "CONTINUE",
"Args": [
"-files",
"s3://mybucket/mapper.py,s3://mybucket/reducer.py",
"-mapper",
"mapper.py",
"-reducer",
"reducer.py",
"-input",
"s3://mybucket/input",
"-output",
"s3://mybucket/output"]
}
]
Command:
aws emr add-steps --cluster-id j-XXXXXXXX --steps file://./multiplefiles.json
Required parameters:
Type, Args
Optional parameters:
Name, ActionOnFailure
Output:
{
"StepIds":[
"s-XXXXXXXX",
]
}
4. To add Hive steps to a cluster
Command:
aws emr add-steps --cluster-id j-XXXXXXXX --steps Type=HIVE,Name='Hive program',ActionOnFailure=CONTINUE,Args=[-f,s3://mybucket/myhivescript.q,-d,INPUT=s3://mybucket/myhiveinput,-d,OUTPUT=s3://mybucket/myhiveoutput,arg1,arg2] Type=HIVE,Name='Hive steps',ActionOnFailure=TERMINATE_CLUSTER,Args=[-f,s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/hive-ads/libs/model-build.q,-d,INPUT=s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/hive-ads/tables,-d,OUTPUT=s3://mybucket/hive-ads/output/2014-04-18/11-07-32,-d,LIBS=s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/hive-ads/libs]
Required parameters:
Type, Args
Optional parameters:
Name, ActionOnFailure
Output:
{
"StepIds":[
"s-XXXXXXXX",
"s-YYYYYYYY"
]
}
5. To add Pig steps to a cluster
Command:
aws emr add-steps --cluster-id j-XXXXXXXX --steps Type=PIG,Name='Pig program',ActionOnFailure=CONTINUE,Args=[-f,s3://mybucket/mypigscript.pig,-p,INPUT=s3://mybucket/mypiginput,-p,OUTPUT=s3://mybucket/mypigoutput,arg1,arg2] Type=PIG,Name='Pig program',Args=[-f,s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/do-reports2.pig,-p,INPUT=s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input,-p,OUTPUT=s3://mybucket/pig-apache/output,arg1,arg2]
Required parameters:
Type, Args
Optional parameters:
Name, ActionOnFailure
Output:
{
"StepIds":[
"s-XXXXXXXX",
"s-YYYYYYYY"
]
}
6. To add Impala steps to a cluster
Command:
aws emr add-steps --cluster-id j-XXXXXXXX --steps Type=IMPALA,Name='Impala program',ActionOnFailure=CONTINUE,Args=--impala-script,s3://myimpala/input,--console-output-path,s3://myimpala/output
Required parameters:
Type, Args
Optional parameters:
Name, ActionOnFailure
Output:
{
"StepIds":[
"s-XXXXXXXX",
"s-YYYYYYYY"
]
}