Configuring HBase for Phoenix

To enable global indexing and local indexing in Phoenix, complete the following steps.

Add the following properties to the hbase-site.xml file on all HBase nodes, the Master Server, and all Region servers.

Set hbase.defaults.for.version.skip to true:

<property>
     <name>hbase.defaults.for.version.skip</name>
     <value>true</value>
</property>

Set hbase.regionserver.wal.codec to enable custom write-ahead log ("WAL") edits to be written as follows:

<property>
     <name>hbase.regionserver.wal.codec</name>
     <value>org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.IndexedWALEditCodec</value>
</property>

Set hbase.region.server.rpc.scheduler.factory.class to prevent deadlocks from occurring during maintenance on global indexes:

<property>
     <name>hbase.region.server.rpc.scheduler.factory.class</name>
     <value>org.apache.phoenix.hbase.index.ipc.PhoenixIndexRpcSchedulerFactory</value>
     <description>Factory to create the Phoenix RPC Scheduler that knows to put index updates into index queues</description>
</property>

(Optional) To use local indexing, set the following two properties. These properties ensure co-location of data table and local index regions:

	Warning
	The local indexing feature is a technical preview and considered under development. Do not use this feature in your production systems. If you have questions regarding this feature, contact Support by logging a case on our Hortonworks Support Portal at http://support.hortonworks.com.

<property>
     <name>hbase.master.loadbalancer.class</name>
     <value>org.apache.phoenix.hbase.index.balancer.IndexLoadBalancer</value>
</property>
 
<property>
     <name>hbase.coprocessor.master.classes</name>
     <value>org.apache.phoenix.hbase.index.master.IndexMasterObserver</value>
</property>

Restart the HBase Master and Region Servers.

​Configuring HBase for Phoenix

Configuring HBase for Phoenix