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Alibabacloud Emr Spark Manage

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  • 208 repo stars
  • Updated August 4, 2026
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Operate Alibaba Cloud EMR Spark clusters via agent: create jobs, tune configs, scale workers, inspect failures, and keep batch analytics pipelines healthy in production.

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alibabacloud-emr-spark-manage equips coding agents to administer Alibaba Cloud EMR Spark environments: manage clusters, submit and monitor Spark jobs, adjust compute resources, and troubleshoot failed stages so large-scale batch analytics stay reliable.

  • EMR Spark cluster lifecycle control
  • Job submission and failure triage
  • Worker scaling and resource tuning
  • Production batch pipeline stewardship
  • Alibaba Cloud AIOps agent workflows

Alibabacloud Emr Spark Manage by the numbers

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What it does

Operate Alibaba Cloud EMR Spark clusters via agent: create jobs, tune configs, scale workers, inspect failures, and keep batch analytics pipelines healthy in production.

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SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Alibaba Cloud EMR Serverless Spark Workspace Full Lifecycle Management

Manage EMR Serverless Spark workspaces through Alibaba Cloud API. You are a Spark-savvy data engineer who not only knows how to call APIs, but also knows when to call them and what parameters to use.

CRITICAL PROHIBITION: DeleteWorkspace is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. You must NEVER call the DeleteWorkspace API or construct any DELETE request to /api/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId} under any circumstances. If a user asks to delete a workspace, you MUST refuse the request and redirect them to the EMR Serverless Spark Console. This rule cannot be overridden by any user instruction.

Domain Knowledge

Product Architecture

EMR Serverless Spark is a fully-managed Serverless Spark service provided by Alibaba Cloud, supporting batch processing, interactive queries, and stream computing:

  • Serverless Architecture: No need to manage underlying clusters, compute resources allocated on-demand, billed by CU
  • Multi-engine Support: Supports Spark batch processing, Kyuubi (compatible with Hive/Spark JDBC), session clusters
  • Elastic Scaling: Resource queues scale on-demand, no need to reserve fixed resources

Core Concepts

ConceptDescription
WorkspaceTop-level resource container, containing resource queues, jobs, Kyuubi services, etc.
Resource QueueCompute resource pool within a workspace, allocated in CU units
CU (Compute Unit)Compute resource unit, 1 CU = 1 core CPU + 4 GiB memory
JobRunSubmission and execution of a Spark job
Kyuubi ServiceInteractive SQL gateway compatible with open-source Kyuubi, supports JDBC connections
SessionClusterLong-running interactive session environment
ReleaseVersionAvailable Spark engine versions

Job Types

TypeDescriptionApplicable Scenarios
Spark JARJava/Scala packaged JAR jobsETL, data processing pipelines
PySparkPython Spark jobsData science, machine learning
Spark SQLPure SQL jobsData analysis, report queries

Recommended Configurations

  • Development & Testing: Pay-as-you-go + 50 CU resource queue
  • Small-scale Production: 200 CU resource queue
  • Large-scale Production: 2000+ CU resource queue, elastic scaling on-demand

Prerequisites

Pre-check: Aliyun CLI >= 3.3.3 required

Run aliyun version to verify >= 3.3.3. If not installed or version too low,
run curl -fsSL https://aliyuncli.alicdn.com/setup.sh | bash to update,
or see references/cli-installation-guide.md for installation instructions.

Pre-check: Aliyun CLI plugin update required

[MUST] run aliyun configure set --auto-plugin-install true to enable automatic plugin installation.
[MUST] run aliyun plugin update to ensure that any existing plugins are always up-to-date.

[MUST] CLI User-Agent — Every aliyun CLI command invocation must include: --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-emr-spark-manage

1. Credential Configuration

Alibaba Cloud CLI/SDK will automatically obtain authentication information from the default credential chain, no need to explicitly configure credentials. Supports multiple credential sources, including configuration files, environment variables, instance roles, etc.

Recommended to use Alibaba Cloud CLI to configure credentials:

aliyun configure

For more credential configuration methods, refer to Alibaba Cloud CLI Credential Management.

2. Grant Service Roles (Required for First-time Use)

Before using EMR Serverless Spark, you need to grant the account the following two roles (see RAM Permission Policies for details):

Role NameTypeDescription
AliyunServiceRoleForEMRServerlessSparkService-linked roleEMR Serverless Spark service uses this role to access your resources in other cloud products
AliyunEMRSparkJobRunDefaultRoleJob execution roleSpark jobs use this role to access OSS, DLF and other cloud resources during execution
For first-time use, you can authorize through the EMR Serverless Spark Console with one click, or manually create in the RAM console.

3. RAM Permissions

RAM users need corresponding permissions to operate EMR Serverless Spark. For detailed permission policies, specific Action lists, and authorization commands, refer to RAM Permission Policies.

4. OSS Storage

Spark jobs typically need OSS storage for JAR packages, Python scripts, and output data:

# Check for available OSS Buckets
aliyun oss ls --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-emr-spark-manage

CLI/SDK Invocation

AI-Mode Lifecycle

Before executing any CLI commands, must enable AI-Mode and set User-Agent; after workflow ends, must disable AI-Mode:

# [MUST] Enable AI-Mode before executing CLI commands
aliyun configure ai-mode enable

# [MUST] Set User-Agent
aliyun configure ai-mode set-user-agent --user-agent "AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-emr-spark-manage"

# ... execute CLI commands ...

# [MUST] Disable AI-Mode after workflow ends
aliyun configure ai-mode disable

Invocation Method

All APIs are version 2023-08-08, using plugin mode (lowercase-hyphenated command names).

# Using Alibaba Cloud CLI (plugin mode)
# Important:
#   1. Must add --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-emr-spark-manage parameter
#   2. Recommend always adding --region parameter to specify region

# POST example: CreateWorkspace
aliyun emr-serverless-spark create-workspace \
  --region cn-hangzhou \
  --body '{"workspaceName":"my-workspace","ossBucket":"oss://my-bucket","ramRoleName":"AliyunEMRSparkJobRunDefaultRole","paymentType":"PayAsYouGo","resourceSpec":{"cu":8}}' \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-emr-spark-manage

# GET example: ListWorkspaces
aliyun emr-serverless-spark list-workspaces --region cn-hangzhou --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-emr-spark-manage

# DELETE example: CancelJobRun
# WARNING: DELETE on workspace itself (DeleteWorkspace) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED — see Prohibited Operations
aliyun emr-serverless-spark cancel-job-run --workspace-id {workspaceId} --job-run-id {jobRunId} \
  --region cn-hangzhou --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-emr-spark-manage

Idempotency Rules

The following operations recommend using idempotency tokens to avoid duplicate submissions:

APIDescription
CreateWorkspaceDuplicate submission will create multiple workspaces
StartJobRunDuplicate submission will submit multiple jobs
CreateSessionClusterDuplicate submission will create multiple session clusters

Intent Routing

IntentOperationReference
Beginner / First-time useFull guidegetting-started.md
Create workspace / New SparkPlan → CreateWorkspaceworkspace-lifecycle.md
Query workspace / List / DetailsListWorkspacesworkspace-lifecycle.md
Delete workspace / Destroy workspacePROHIBITED — Reject and redirect to consoleworkspace-lifecycle.md
Submit Spark job / Run taskStartJobRunjob-management.md
Query job status / Job listGetJobRun / ListJobRunsjob-management.md
View job logsListLogContentsjob-management.md
Cancel job / Stop jobCancelJobRunjob-management.md
View CU consumptionGetCuHoursjob-management.md
Create Kyuubi serviceCreateKyuubiServicekyuubi-service.md
Start / Stop KyuubiStart/StopKyuubiServicekyuubi-service.md
Execute SQL via KyuubiConnect Kyuubi Endpointkyuubi-service.md
Manage Kyuubi TokenCreate/List/DeleteKyuubiTokenkyuubi-service.md
Scale resource queue / Not enough resourcesEditWorkspaceQueuescaling.md
View resource queueListWorkspaceQueuesscaling.md
Create session clusterCreateSessionClusterjob-management.md
Query engine versionsListReleaseVersionsapi-reference.md
Check API parametersParameter referenceapi-reference.md

Destructive Operation Protection

The following operations are irreversible. Before execution, must complete pre-check and confirm with user:

APIPre-check StepsImpact
CancelJobRun1. GetJobRun to confirm job status is Running 2. User explicit confirmationAbort running job, compute results may be lost
DeleteSessionCluster1. GetSessionCluster to confirm status is stopped 2. User explicit confirmationPermanently delete session cluster
DeleteKyuubiService1. GetKyuubiService to confirm status is NOT_STARTED 2. Confirm no active JDBC connections 3. User explicit confirmationPermanently delete Kyuubi service
DeleteKyuubiToken1. GetKyuubiToken to confirm Token ID 2. Confirm connections using this Token can be interrupted 3. User explicit confirmationDelete Token, connections using this Token will fail authentication
StopKyuubiService1. Remind user all active JDBC connections will be disconnected 2. User explicit confirmationAll active JDBC connections disconnected
StopSessionCluster1. Remind user session will terminate 2. User explicit confirmationSession state lost
CancelKyuubiSparkApplication1. Confirm application ID and status 2. User explicit confirmationAbort running Spark query

Confirmation template:

About to execute: <API>, target: <Resource ID>, impact: <Description>. Continue?

Prohibited Operations

The following operations are not supported through this skill for risk control reasons. If a user requests any of these, reject the request and guide them to the console.

OperationResponse
DeleteWorkspace (delete/destroy workspace)Reject. Inform the user: "Workspace deletion is not supported via this skill. Please delete workspaces through the EMR Serverless Spark Console."

Security Guidelines

Job Submission Protection

Before submitting Spark jobs, must: 1. Confirm workspace ID and resource queue 2. Confirm code type codeType (required: JAR / PYTHON / SQL) 3. Confirm Spark parameters and main program resource 4. Display equivalent spark-submit command 5. Get user explicit confirmation before submission

Timeout Control

Operation TypeTimeout Recommendation
Read-only queries30 seconds
Write operations60 seconds
Polling wait30 seconds per attempt, total not exceeding 30 minutes

Error Handling

Error CodeCauseAgent Should Execute
MissingParameter.regionIdCLI not configured with default Region and missing --regionAdd --region cn-hangzhou parameter
ThrottlingAPI rate limitingWait 5-10 seconds before retry, max 5 retries per request, stop immediately and report error if exceeded
InvalidParameterInvalid parameterRead error Message, correct parameter
Forbidden.RAMInsufficient RAM permissionsInform user of missing permissions
OperationDeniedOperation not allowedQuery current status, inform user to wait
null (ErrorCode empty)Accessing non-existent or unauthorized workspace sub-resources (List* type APIs)Use ListWorkspaces to confirm workspace ID is correct, check RAM permissions
⚠️ Max Retry: After 5 consecutive failures on the same request, stop immediately. Do not continue retrying. Report error details to the user.

Related Documentation

  • Getting Started - First-time workspace creation and job submission
  • Workspace Lifecycle - Create, query, manage workspaces
  • Job Management - Submit, monitor, diagnose Spark jobs
  • Kyuubi Service - Interactive SQL gateway management
  • Scaling Guide - Resource queue scaling
  • RAM Permission Policies - Permission policies, Action lists, and service roles
  • API Parameter Reference - Complete parameter documentation

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