Hi all,
I want to setup HBase in standalone mode on local filesystem.
I want to use local file system so I guess no need to install hadoop
and zookeeper.
I followed the instructions from
http://hbase.apache.org/book/quickstart.html
i didnt set hbase.rootdir in conf/hbase-site.xml as it will use default /tmp

I am using Kubuntu 12.10 and and
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.
6.0-openjdk as java 1.6 is required.

HBase shell is running fine but I am unable to create table
I am getting error

hbase(main):001:0> create 'test', 'cf'

ERROR: org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MasterNotRunningException: Retried 7 times

Here is some help for this command:
Create table; pass table name, a dictionary of specifications per
column family, and optionally a dictionary of table configuration.
Dictionaries are described below in the GENERAL NOTES section.
Examples:

  hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1', VERSIONS => 5}
  hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1'}, {NAME => 'f2'}, {NAME => 'f3'}
  hbase> # The above in shorthand would be the following:
  hbase> create 't1', 'f1', 'f2', 'f3'
  hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1', VERSIONS => 1, TTL => 2592000,
BLOCKCACHE => true}
  hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {SPLITS => ['10', '20', '30', '40']}
  hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {SPLITS_FILE => 'splits.txt'}
  hbase> # Optionally pre-split the table into NUMREGIONS, using
  hbase> # SPLITALGO ("HexStringSplit", "UniformSplit" or classname)
  hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {NUMREGIONS => 15, SPLITALGO =>
'HexStringSplit'}
hbase(main):002:0>

could someone tell me where I am wrong?

Have you changed the line "127.0.1.1" in your "/etc/hosts" file to
"127.0.0.1"??

Regards,
    Mohammad Tariq

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Hi all,
> I want to setup HBase in standalone mode on local filesystem.
> I want to use local file system so I guess no need to install hadoop
> and zookeeper.
> I followed the instructions from
> http://hbase.apache.org/book/quickstart.html
> i didnt set hbase.rootdir in conf/hbase-site.xml as it will use default
> /tmp
>
> I am using Kubuntu 12.10 and and
> JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.
> 6.0-openjdk as java 1.6 is required.
>
> HBase shell is running fine but I am unable to create table
> I am getting error
>
> hbase(main):001:0> create 'test', 'cf'
>
> ERROR: org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MasterNotRunningException: Retried 7 times
>
> Here is some help for this command:
> Create table; pass table name, a dictionary of specifications per
> column family, and optionally a dictionary of table configuration.
> Dictionaries are described below in the GENERAL NOTES section.
> Examples:
>
>   hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1', VERSIONS => 5}
>   hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1'}, {NAME => 'f2'}, {NAME => 'f3'}
>   hbase> # The above in shorthand would be the following:
>   hbase> create 't1', 'f1', 'f2', 'f3'
>   hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1', VERSIONS => 1, TTL => 2592000,
> BLOCKCACHE => true}
>   hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {SPLITS => ['10', '20', '30', '40']}
>   hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {SPLITS_FILE => 'splits.txt'}
>   hbase> # Optionally pre-split the table into NUMREGIONS, using
>   hbase> # SPLITALGO ("HexStringSplit", "UniformSplit" or classname)
>   hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {NUMREGIONS => 15, SPLITALGO =>
> 'HexStringSplit'}
>
>
> hbase(main):002:0>
>
> could someone tell me where I am wrong?
>

content of my /etc/hosts is

127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.1.1       alok

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

do i need to change anything in this?
and do i need to install hadoop and zookeeper for standalone HBase
installation?

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Mohammad Tariq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Have you changed the line "127.0.1.1" in your "/etc/hosts" file to
> "127.0.0.1"??
>
> Regards,
>     Mohammad Tariq
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > I want to setup HBase in standalone mode on local filesystem.
> > I want to use local file system so I guess no need to install hadoop
> > and zookeeper.
> > I followed the instructions from
> > http://hbase.apache.org/book/quickstart.html
> > i didnt set hbase.rootdir in conf/hbase-site.xml as it will use default
> > /tmp
> >
> > I am using Kubuntu 12.10 and and
> > JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.
> > 6.0-openjdk as java 1.6 is required.
> >
> > HBase shell is running fine but I am unable to create table
> > I am getting error
> >
> > hbase(main):001:0> create 'test', 'cf'
> >
> > ERROR: org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MasterNotRunningException: Retried 7 times
> >
> > Here is some help for this command:
> > Create table; pass table name, a dictionary of specifications per
> > column family, and optionally a dictionary of table configuration.
> > Dictionaries are described below in the GENERAL NOTES section.
> > Examples:
> >
> >   hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1', VERSIONS => 5}
> >   hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1'}, {NAME => 'f2'}, {NAME => 'f3'}
> >   hbase> # The above in shorthand would be the following:
> >   hbase> create 't1', 'f1', 'f2', 'f3'
> >   hbase> create 't1', {NAME => 'f1', VERSIONS => 1, TTL => 2592000,
> > BLOCKCACHE => true}
> >   hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {SPLITS => ['10', '20', '30', '40']}
> >   hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {SPLITS_FILE => 'splits.txt'}
> >   hbase> # Optionally pre-split the table into NUMREGIONS, using
> >   hbase> # SPLITALGO ("HexStringSplit", "UniformSplit" or classname)
> >   hbase> create 't1', 'f1', {NUMREGIONS => 15, SPLITALGO =>
> > 'HexStringSplit'}
> >
> >
> > hbase(main):002:0>
> >
> > could someone tell me where I am wrong?
> >
>

--
Alok Singh Mahor
http://alokmahor.co.cc
Join the next generation of computing, Open Source and Linux/GNU!!

Change 127.0.1.1       alok to 127.0.0.1       alok.

No, Hadoop and ZK are not required for local Hbase setup. But, I would
recommend at least a pseudo-distributed setup in order to get yourself
familiar with Habse properly.

HTH
Regards,
    Mohammad Tariq

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> 127.0.1.1       alok

wow :)
thanks a lot , my hbase shell commands are working now :)
I will try to setup pseudo-distributed mode

please tell me one more thing ..can I set any directory for hbase.rootdir
in conf/hbase-site.xml
currently I have not set anything
thanks

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Mohammad Tariq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Change 127.0.1.1       alok to 127.0.0.1       alok.
>
> No, Hadoop and ZK are not required for local Hbase setup. But, I would
> recommend at least a pseudo-distributed setup in order to get yourself
> familiar with Habse properly.
>
> HTH
> Regards,
>     Mohammad Tariq
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
>
> > 127.0.1.1       alok
>

--
Alok Singh Mahor
http://alokmahor.co.cc
Join the next generation of computing, Open Source and Linux/GNU!!

You are welcome Alok :)

Yes, you can set that value through hbase-site.xml file.

You can visit this link, if you need any help :
http://cloudfront.blogspot.in/2012/06/how-to-configure-habse-in-pseudo.html

I have outlined the whole process there.

HTH

Regards,
    Mohammad Tariq

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> wow :)
> thanks a lot , my hbase shell commands are working now :)
> I will try to setup pseudo-distributed mode
>
> please tell me one more thing ..can I set any directory for hbase.rootdir
> in conf/hbase-site.xml
> currently I have not set anything
> thanks
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Mohammad Tariq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > Change 127.0.1.1       alok to 127.0.0.1       alok.
> >
> > No, Hadoop and ZK are not required for local Hbase setup. But, I would
> > recommend at least a pseudo-distributed setup in order to get yourself
> > familiar with Habse properly.
> >
> > HTH
> > Regards,
> >     Mohammad Tariq
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > 127.0.1.1       alok
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Alok Singh Mahor
> http://alokmahor.co.cc
> Join the next generation of computing, Open Source and Linux/GNU!!
>

thank you :)

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Mohammad Tariq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> You are welcome Alok :)
>
> Yes, you can set that value through hbase-site.xml file.
>
> You can visit this link, if you need any help :
> http://cloudfront.blogspot.in/2012/06/how-to-configure-habse-in-pseudo.html
>
> I have outlined the whole process there.
>
> HTH
>
> Regards,
>     Mohammad Tariq
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
>
> > wow :)
> > thanks a lot , my hbase shell commands are working now :)
> > I will try to setup pseudo-distributed mode
> >
> > please tell me one more thing ..can I set any directory for hbase.rootdir
> > in conf/hbase-site.xml
> > currently I have not set anything
> > thanks
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Mohammad Tariq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Change 127.0.1.1       alok to 127.0.0.1       alok.
> > >
> > > No, Hadoop and ZK are not required for local Hbase setup. But, I would
> > > recommend at least a pseudo-distributed setup in order to get yourself
> > > familiar with Habse properly.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > > Regards,
> > >     Mohammad Tariq
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > 127.0.1.1       alok
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alok Singh Mahor
> > http://alokmahor.co.cc
> > Join the next generation of computing, Open Source and Linux/GNU!!
> >
>

--
Alok Singh Mahor
http://alokmahor.co.cc
Join the next generation of computing, Open Source and Linux/GNU!!

Setting up a local system HBase is frequently asked in the mailing list :).
Regards
Ram

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> thank you :)
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Mohammad Tariq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > You are welcome Alok :)
> >
> > Yes, you can set that value through hbase-site.xml file.
> >
> > You can visit this link, if you need any help :
> >
> http://cloudfront.blogspot.in/2012/06/how-to-configure-habse-in-pseudo.html
> >
> > I have outlined the whole process there.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Regards,
> >     Mohammad Tariq
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > wow :)
> > > thanks a lot , my hbase shell commands are working now :)
> > > I will try to setup pseudo-distributed mode
> > >
> > > please tell me one more thing ..can I set any directory for
> hbase.rootdir
> > > in conf/hbase-site.xml
> > > currently I have not set anything
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Mohammad Tariq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Change 127.0.1.1       alok to 127.0.0.1       alok.
> > > >
> > > > No, Hadoop and ZK are not required for local Hbase setup. But, I
> would
> > > > recommend at least a pseudo-distributed setup in order to get
> yourself
> > > > familiar with Habse properly.
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > > Regards,
> > > >     Mohammad Tariq
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 127.0.1.1       alok
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Alok Singh Mahor
> > > http://alokmahor.co.cc
> > > Join the next generation of computing, Open Source and Linux/GNU!!
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Alok Singh Mahor
> http://alokmahor.co.cc
> Join the next generation of computing, Open Source and Linux/GNU!!
>

I wouldn't do that unless you're running in a VM. Also don't lose the local host reference. That's the important one.

On Nov 26, 2012, at 4:46 AM, Mohammad Tariq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Change 127.0.1.1       alok to 127.0.0.1       alok.
>
> No, Hadoop and ZK are not required for local Hbase setup. But, I would
> recommend at least a pseudo-distributed setup in order to get yourself
> familiar with Habse properly.
>
> HTH
> Regards,
>    Mohammad Tariq
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Alok Singh Mahor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>> 127.0.1.1       alok