--- - name: Wait for the first namenode before doing anything wait_for: host={{ hostvars[groups['hdfs_primary_master'][0]].ipv4_address|default(hostvars[groups['hdfs_primary_master'][0]].ansible_default_ipv4.address) }} port={{ hdfs_nn_http_port }} tags: - hadoop - hdfs - name: Bootstrap the second namenode become: True become_user: hdfs command: hdfs namenode -bootstrapStandby tags: - hadoop - hdfs