Configuring Hbase for the Cloud
Before we start, let's take a quick look at the supported versions and the prerequisites you need to move ahead.
The list of supported versions is as below:
Hbase Version |
AMI Versions |
AWS CLI configuration parameters |
Hbase Version details |
---|---|---|---|
0.94.18 |
3.1.0 and later |
--ami-version 3.1 --ami-version 3.2 --ami-version 3.3 --applications Name=Hbase |
Bug fixes |
0.94 |
3.0-3.0.4 |
--ami-version 3.0 --applications Name=Hbase | Â |
0.92 |
2.2 and later |
--ami-version 2.2 or later --applications Name=HBase | Â |
Now let's look at the prerequisites:
At least two instances (Optional): The cluster's master node runs the HBase master server and Zookeeper, and slave nodes run the HBase region servers.
For optimum performance and production systems, HBase clusters should run on at least two EC2 instances, but you can run HBase on a single node for evaluation purposes.
Long-running clusters: HBase only runs on long-running clusters. By default, the CLI and Amazon EMR console create...