# Using Microsoft Azure HDInsight as a target

This section describes how to set up and use Microsoft Azure HDInsight as the target endpoint in a replication task.

In this section:

* [Prerequisites](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Azure%20HDInsight/hdinsight_prereq_hadoop_gen_target.htm)
* [Limitations](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Azure%20HDInsight/hdinsight_limitations_hadoop.htm)
* [Change data partitioning on Microsoft Azure HDInsight](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Azure%20HDInsight/hdinsight_Hadoop_CDC_partitioning.htm)
* [Microsoft Azure HDInsight endpoint target data types](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Azure%20HDInsight/hdinsight_hadoop_data_types_target.htm)
* [Setting general connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Azure%20HDInsight/hdinsight_set_up_hadoop_as_target.htm)
* [Setting advanced connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Azure%20HDInsight/hdinsight_advanced_prop_hadoop_target.htm)