Apache Hbase installation

1. get the package

$ tar xzvf hbase-<?eval ${project.version}?>-bin.tar.gz

$ cd hbase-<?eval ${project.version}?>/

2. set up JAVA_HOME in conf/hbase-env.sh

export JAVA_HOME="`dirname $(readlink /etc/alternatives/java)`/../"

3. Example hbase-site.xml for Standalone HBase

<configuration>

  <property>

    <name>hbase.rootdir</name>

    <value>file:///home/testuser/hbase</value>

  </property>

  <property>

    <name>hbase.zookeeper.property.dataDir</name>

    <value>/home/testuser/zookeeper</value>

  </property>

</configuration>

4. Use bin/start-hbase.sh script to start Hbase

/home/username/hbase/bin/start-hbase.sh

5. check Hbase web interface

http://localhost:16010/master-status

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