4. Validate the Installation

Use these steps to validate your installation.

  1. Start HBase.

    • Execute this command from the HBase Master node:

      su -l hbase -c "/usr/hdp/current/hbase-master/bin/hbase-daemon.sh start master; sleep 25"

    • Execute this command from each HBase Region Server node:

      su -l hbase -c "/usr/hdp/current/hbase-regionserver/bin/hbase-daemon.sh start regionserver"

  2. Smoke Test HBase.

    From a terminal window, enter:

    su - $HBASE_USER 
    hbase shell

    In the HBase shell, enter the following command:

    status

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